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Congratulatory — Con*grat u*la*to*ry, a. Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
congratulatory — 1520s; see CONGRATULATE (Cf. congratulate) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
congratulatory — [[t]kəngræ̱tʃʊle͟ɪtəri, AM lətɔːri[/t]] ADJ A congratulatory message expresses congratulations. He sent Kim a congratulatory letter … English dictionary
congratulatory — adjective expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone s success or good fortune (Freq. 1) a congratulatory telegram the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent a gratulatory address • Syn: ↑gratulatory • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
congratulatory — adj. Congratulatory is used with these nouns: ↑letter, ↑pat, ↑telegram … Collocations dictionary
congratulatory — congratulate ► VERB 1) express good wishes or praise at the happiness, success, or good fortune of. 2) (congratulate oneself) think oneself fortunate or clever. DERIVATIVES congratulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin congratulari, from gratus pleasing … English terms dictionary
congratulatory — adjective see congratulate … New Collegiate Dictionary
congratulatory — adjective /kɒŋˌgɹætʃuːˈleɪtəɹiː/ Serving to congratulate … Wiktionary
congratulatory — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. congratuLating, celebratory, flattering, laudatory; see complimentary 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to compliment: acclamatory, approbatory, commendatory, complimentary, laudatory. See PRAISE … English dictionary for students
congratulatory — con|grat|u|la|to|ry [ kən grætʃələ,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL offering congratulations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
