modif.
laudatory, favorable, unduly favorable; see complimentary.
Where the satyrs are chattering, nymphs with their flattering Glimpse of the forest enhance All the beauty of marrow and cucumber narrow And Ceres will join in the dance.
Sitwell, Dame Edith Louisa
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