gratulate
verb (used with object)
to hail with joy; express joy at.
gratulatory
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a word derived from
gratulate.
Example Sentences
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And Chum left the ring, to find a score of gratulatory hands stretched forth to pat him.
From His Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
It read, "All local papers out highly gratulatory references your efforts to punish guilty parties."
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
He composed “all the devises, pastimes, and plays at Norwich” when Queen Elizabeth was entertained there; as well as gratulatory verses to her at Woodstock.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
All the vessels in the harbor but one were gayly decked with flags, and upon two of them parties of ladies and gentlemen sang gratulatory odes as the barge of the president approached.
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing
Having dispatched but three electric missives, he received no less than eight gratulatory bulletins in return.
From The American by Henry James
