celebratory

[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]

adjective

1. relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities.

   The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.

2. expressing praise.

   His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.

3. of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.

   The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.

Word History and Origins

Origin of celebratory¹

celebrat(e) ( def. ) + -ory ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Then the creature opens its mouth and lets out a noise that is a cross between a whistle and a celebratory “Woo!”

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For example: How would Penelope react if her parents showed up at the door, bearing bouquets of edelweiss and perhaps a bottle of celebratory schnapps?

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That made for a jubilant atmosphere at Cardiff City Stadium, where fans chanted "Montenegro" as well as celebratory songs about their own team.

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The Golden Globes previously announced that Helen Mirren will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the January ceremony, part of a celebratory “Golden Week” kicking off the awards season.

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The spectacle would have been the opposite of celebratory for Arsenal and, very painfully here, Liverpool.

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Related Words

• elated 
• exultant 
• glorious 
• happy 
• jubilant 
• proud 
• triumphal 
• victorious