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Flattering [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.

2. Pleasing; favorable; encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering

3. Practicing adulation; uttering false praise; as a flattering tongue.

Flattering [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Flattering [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

Flattering [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Flatteringly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In a flattering manner; in a manner to flatter.

2. In a manner to favor; with partiality.

Flatteringly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913