gratulatory Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
congratulatory.
- a congratulatory telegram
- the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent
- a gratulatory address
WordNet
Grat"u*la*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. gratulatorius.Definitions
Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. Bp. Horsley.
