Flattering (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flattering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for adulatory that I've seen before include "Flattering" , "like a spaniel?" , "Sycophantic" , "full of puff?" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flattering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for becoming that I've seen before include "Turning into; suiting" , "Getting" , "Undergoing a change" , "Appropriate" , "Suitable; fitting" .)