Congratulatory
[kən'ɡrætʃələtɔri]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
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Definition
(a.) Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Gratulatory.
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Examples
- He, however, as I had done, sent Thomas a warm congratulatory letter. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And putting up her hand to screen her words from EmmaA congratulatory visit, you know. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Helstone and Sykes began to be extremely jocose and congratulatory with Mr. Moore when he returned to them after dismissing the deputation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Preparations were made for the event; congratulatory visits were received; and all wore a smiling appearance. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I received a congratulatory letter from the President, which expressed also his sorrow for the losses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But General Cullum, his chief of staff, who was at Cairo, wrote me a warm congratulatory letter on his own behalf. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The pretty Miss Mansfield has already received the congratulatory visits on her approaching marriage with a young Englishman, John Melbourne, Esq. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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