Do we say complemented or complimented

complemented 6 occurrences

Complemented by the marked auburn of her plenteous hair, the eyes were masterful, advertising most legibly the temperament of a capable ruler.

These two master minds in scientific research wonderfully complemented each other.

A pair of lightweight wool pants, neutral gray green, a silvery tan Italian dress shirt, and a dark brown tie complemented the jacket.

Patterns in cerulean blue, silver, and gray, with flecks of green and violet beautifully complemented the lunar gray visible through the windows.

That Krishna's nature should be complemented by a cowgirl is not so much as even considered.

In thought and sympathy we were one, and in the division of labor we exactly complemented each other.

complimented 243 occurrences

I soon found with great satisfaction that I could hold my own against him, though he was accounted a good swordsman, and he complimented me more than once on my strength of wrist and quickness of eye.

Duchemin wondered if he ought to feel complimented.

" "That's fine," complimented Luke Tweezy.

The fish was excellent, being so fresh and so skilfully prepared; and Mary was highly complimented by all who ate of it, for her share in the entertainment.

He afterwards published a translation of that part of the "Fourth Book of the Georgics" referring to bees, on which Dryden, who had procured a preface to his own complete translation of the same poem from Addison, complimented him by saying"After his bees, my later swarm is scarcely worth hiving."

I was rather put into a difficulty in finding conversation for her, for I did not know whether she would like being complimented on the ballet we had just seen.

He complimented the humanity of Mr. Wilberforce, though he differed from him on the subject of his motion.

In one case he was so good as to refer to a question, put by me from the jury box, as a proper and pertinent one, at which I naturally felt vastly complimented.

I complimented him upon it.

At least Howland had always complimented himself on this fact, and he laughed a little nervously as he went back to his seat near the window.

I complimented them in a Newspaper, with an abatement for those puns you laud so.

The newspaper in which Lamb complimented the book was the New Times, for April 12, 1825.

Mr. Smithson bodily proclaimed himself a scion of this good old county family, and bore on his plate and his coach panels the elephant's head and the three demi-griffins of the Hertfordshire Smiths, who only smiled and shrugged their shoulders when they were complimented upon the splendid surroundings of their cousin.

The principal inhabitants of this place and Guayama determined to celebrate the completion of this little line, in which they take a great pride as being the first in the island, and so they complimented me with a public breakfast which was presided over by the lieutenant-colonel commandant of Guayama.

As these pearls were considered the most magnificent in Europe, Queen Elizabeth was complimented with the first offer of them.

He complimented me by saying there was not another man living for whom he would have left the city of on a similar message.

He complimented Mrs. Bentley on the freshness of the turbot; she hardly answered; and then he became aware that something had gone wrong.

"You certainly did well, Nails," complimented his master.

His imprisonment had been of the lightest and least onerous description conceivable; indeed was ironically described by Mitchell shortly afterwards as that of a man"addressed by bishops, complimented by Americans, bored by deputations, serenaded by bands, comforted by ladies, half smothered by roses, half drowned in champagne."

In reason, thereforeand polite good breeding enforced the demandhe should have viewed Mr. Dunborough's conquest with easy indifference, and complimented him with a jest founded on the prowess of Mars and the smiles of Venus.

I complimented him on his hitherto tactful treatment of me, and grandiloquentlyyet sincerelythanked him for his many courtesies.

Whether this was due to Peter's untiring efforts to keep us within bounds, or whether the novelty of the journey was in a measure gone, it is difficult to determine, but we evidently were not so buoyant and were duly complimented on our good behavior.

Judge Markham came up, and with moisture in his eyes, took him by both hands and drew him away to Judge Humphrey, who complimented him in the highest terms, and insisted upon his dining with him, which invitation Bart accepted.

He held them high for inspection as he entered the lighted room, and was transported with delight when he saw the design, and complimented her upon its significance.

It was Charles VI., the father of Maria Theresa, a composer of canons and music for the harpsichord, who, upon being complimented by his Kapellmeister as being well able to officiate as a music-director, dryly observed, "Upon the whole, however, I like my present position better!"

Do we say   complemented   or  complimented