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Flattering
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FLAT'TERING, ppr.
1. Gratifying with praise pleasing by applause wheedling coaxing.
2. a. Pleasing to pride or vanity gratifying to self-love as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.
3. Pleasing favorable encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering.
4. Practicing adulation uttering false praise as a flattering tongue.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Flattering'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/flattering.html.
Entry for 'Flattering'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/flattering.html.
