Laudatives (from Latin laudare `to praise`) are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect. That is, they express praise or approval on the part of the speaker. Laudatory words are rare in English compared to pejorative ones, though there are a few, such as `steed` for a fine horse. More common is laudative use of metaphor, such ...
• (a.) Laudatory. • (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.
Laud'a·tive adjective [ Latin laudativus laudatory: confer French laudatif .] Laudatory. 
laudative Being worthy of praise and honors.