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congratulatory
What does congratulatory mean?
congratulatory (adjective): expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use congratulatory in a sentence?
- The usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A congratulatory telegram. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce congratulatory?
/kənˈɡɹætʃələˌtɔɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does congratulatory come from?
From congratulate + -ory.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to congratulatory
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “congratulatory” mean?
having supreme, ultimate power; having fully independent power in international relations
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possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built
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transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through
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expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
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