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gratulatory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective gratulatory has 1 sense
- gratulatory(s = adj.all) congratulatory - expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address"
CIDE DICTIONARY
gratulatory, a. [L. gratulatorius.].
Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. [1913 Webster]
"The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gratulatory, adj. expressing congratulation.
Etymology
LL gratulatorius f. L gratus grateful
ROGET THESAURUS
gratulatory
Congratulation
N congratulation, gratulation, felicitation, salute, condolence, compliments of the season, congratulatory, gratulatory, I wish you all the joy that you can wish, best wishes.
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