flattering Copy link Outline 1. blandus (bland, fair-speeched)2. ădūlātōrius3. ădūlans • flattering: 1. blandus (bland, fair-speeched): to separate the f. friend from the true, b. amicum a vero secernere, Cic. Am. 25, 95: f. praises, b. laudes, Virg. 2. ădūlātōrius: Tac. 3. ădūlans: f. words, a. verba, Plin.: Tert. (N.B.--The adj. may often be attached to the person, rather than to the acts or language: to hate f. words, *adulantium verba odisse: v. preced. art.) Phr.: a f. likeness, *effigies s. imago magis venusta quam vera.