Commendatorily
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
"1859, “Dodge’s improved open fire-grate,” Scientific American, New Series, Volume 1, No. 1, 2 July, 1859, p. 6, […] the one which we have had for some time enables us to speak thus commendatorily of its advantages."
Example
More examples"1859, “Dodge’s improved open fire-grate,” Scientific American, New Series, Volume 1, No. 1, 2 July, 1859, p. 6, […] the one which we have had for some time enables us to speak thus commendatorily of its advantages."
Etymology
From commendatory + -ly.
More for "commendatorily"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.