congratulatory

[ kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or, often, -graj-, kuhng- ]

/ kənˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /

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adjective

expressing or conveying congratulations: a congratulatory telegram.

Origin of congratulatory

1515–25; <Medieval Latin congrātulātōrius, equivalent to Latin congrātulā(rī) (see congratulate) + -tōrious-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM congratulatory

non·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjectivequa·si-con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjectiveun·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby congratulatory

congrats, congratulant, congratulate, congratulation, congratulations, congratulatory, congregant, congregate, congregate housing, congregation, congregational

Example sentences from the Web for congratulatory

ERIK: He texted us about a few weeks ago, just to kind of give us a congratulatory text on “Skydive” and the video.
Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town's Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley?|Melissa Leon|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The general reaction among his teammates was congratulatory and warm, but in retrospect surprisingly muted.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The defense quoted a congratulatory e-mail she sent him as the carnage in Mumbai filled television screens worldwide.
Terrorism Trial's Unreliable Narrator|ProPublica|May 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He turned to her with congratulatory admiration so fervid that she shrank somewhat, notwithstanding that she knew him so well.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy

He lavished condoling or congratulatory phrases apropos of all the petty miseries and all the little felicities of life.
The Deputy of Arcis|Honore de Balzac
The stage-door burst open and a crowd of congratulatory friends burst in and gathered around the disheveled actors and committee.
When Patty Went to College|Jean Webster
He did his best to smother her refusal by advancing to the professor with congratulatory hand extended.
Dominie Dean|Ellis Parker Butler
Here he received embassies and congratulatory addresses from the different princes of Italy.
History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain|William H. Prescott