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Synonyms

congratulatory

American  
[kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -graj-, kuhng-] / kənˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /

adjective

  1. expressing or conveying congratulations.

    a congratulatory telegram.

Other Word Forms

  • noncongratulatory adjective
  • quasi-congratulatory adjective
  • uncongratulatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of congratulatory

1515–25; < Medieval Latin congrātulātōrius, equivalent to Latin congrātulā ( rī ) ( congratulate ) + -tōrious -tory 1

Example Sentences

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He has always been congratulatory of me, almost proud of me in a sense.

From BBC

He startled Beijing by taking Tsai’s congratulatory call on his election, making him the first U.S. president-elect to speak directly to a Taiwanese leader since 1979, when Washington severed formal diplomatic ties with the island.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chinese and Russian officials sent congratulatory letters to Kim as the party congress opened, state media reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

Afterward the jury gave the judge a congratulatory card.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Eastward, Westward” is the opposite of congratulatory: It is courtly and self-effacing.

From The Wall Street Journal

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