{ Pan′e‐gyr″ic (?), Pan′e‐gyr″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. panegyricus, Gr. πανηγυριcόσ, from πανήγυρισ an assembly of the people, a high festival; πα̑, πα̑ν all + ἄγυρισ, αγορἄ, an assembly.] Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. “Panegyric strains.” Pope. — Pan′e‐gyr″ic‐al‐ly, adv.
Some of his odes are panegyrical. Dryden.