congratulatory
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4.1
- adjective
- /kənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪtəri/
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felicitatorio
- After she won the award, her friends threw a congratulatory party in her honor.
- congratulatory letter
- congratulatory note
- self-congratulatory
It's sisterhood, it's congratulatory, it's supportive, it's celebratory.
- It's sisterhood, it's congratulatory, it's supportive, it's celebratory.
- And I learned that one of your duties as a senator is to write congratulatory notes to constituents.
- You got appreciate how congratulatory he is though.
- And you know that self congratulatory liberal pat on the back is is means that they won't acknowledge something that's going on.
Examples
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It's sisterhood, it's congratulatory, it's supportive, it's celebratory.
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And I learned that one of your duties as a senator is to write congratulatory notes to constituents.
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"But there is nothing congratulatory in the flat tone of his voice.
Fiction book (1994) -
But it was just like we saw all week with her congratulatory pat on the back.
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I was just giving Kevin a congratulatory kiss.
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His tone was congratulatory, as if she had come up with a brilliant proposal.
Fiction book (1995) -
You've been receiving congratulatory telegrams all week.
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Parents have showered them with praise: they send flowers, balloons, and all kinds of congratulatory gestures after a showcase.
Academic text (1993) -
Archer strides through, drawing congratulatory nods and "thumbs up" signs.
Fiction book (1997) -
Bosch noticed Langwiser reaching over and gripping Kretzler's forearm in a congratulatory gesture.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.2
Saying good things about someone to show you admire them
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8.1
Showing praise for a person or thing
Showing pleasure and praise for someone's success or good news
Showing praise for someone or something
Showing approval and admiration for someone or their work
Showing approval by saying good things about someone or their work
Expressing strong praise, often in formal language
Showing kind feelings for another person's happiness or success
Antonyms
Compounds
How Praiseful
Surface Forms
Morphology
congratulatory = congratulate (transparent) = congratulate + atory
Formed directly from the verb 'congratulate' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-atory', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Congratulatory comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'with' and gratus meaning 'pleasing', the same root as grateful and gratitude. So a congratulatory message is like being 'with pleasure' and shows you are happy for someone's success.