What is "encomiastic"

Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, Encomiastical \En*co`mi*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly, adv.

Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, n. A panegyric.
--B. Jonson.

a. 1 Of or relating to an encomiast. 2 Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. n. A panegyric.

adj. formally expressing praise [syn: eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical]