hagiographic

ha·gio·graph·ic

adj \ˌha-gē-ə-ˈgra-fik, ˌhā-, -jē-\

Definition of HAGIOGRAPHIC

1

: of, relating to, or being hagiography; especially : excessively flattering <a hagiographic biography>

2

: of or relating to the Hagiographa

Variants of HAGIOGRAPHIC

ha·gio·graph·ic also ha·gio·graph·i·cal \-fi-kəl\

Examples of HAGIOGRAPHIC

1. <a hagiographic portrait of one of the pioneers of the automotive age>

First Known Use of HAGIOGRAPHIC

1819

Related to HAGIOGRAPHIC

Synonyms: adulatory, gushing, gushy, fulsome (also hagiographical), oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous

Related Words: drooling, slavering, slobbering; cloying, sickening; demonstrative, effusive, mushy, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained; artificial, backhanded, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealymouthed, sanctimonious, two-faced; disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome; extravagant, lavish, unrestrained; abundant, copious, profuse

Near Antonyms: artless, earnest, genuine, heartfelt, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unpretending, unpretentious

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Rhymes with HAGIOGRAPHIC

bibliographic, choreographic, iconographic