hagiographic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #1131723

Meanings

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adj
Uncritically reverent; adulating.

“Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels.

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Word family

Derived forms hagiographicallynonhagiographic

Etymology

From hagiography + -ic.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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