Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Laudatory \Laud"a*to*ry\, a. [L. laudatorius: cf. OF.
   laudatoire.]
   Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as,
   laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. --Sir J.
   Stephen.

Source : WordNet®

laudatory
     adj : full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: {praiseful},
            {praising}]