The Only Use of
complimentary
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- With these attributes, however, he would not remain as inconspicuous as we wished him to: that year, the school buzzed with talk about him defending Tom Robinson, none of which was complimentary.
p. 103.1complimentary = expressing praise or admiration
Definitions:
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(1)
(complimentary as in: a complimentary upgrade) costing nothing
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(2)
(complimentary as in: complimentary remarks) expressing praise or admiration -- as from a compliment
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Do not confuse the senses of complimentary with senses of complementary (which have to do with completing something).