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con·grat·u·la·to·ry | \ kən-ˈgra-chə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
, -ˈgra-jə- \
, -ˈgra-jə- \Definition of congratulatory
: expressing or conveying congratulations a congratulatory message As the magnitude of our discovery began to sink in, I thought to myself, "I think I know how we're going to be spending the next 20 years." I turned to shake hands and receive congratulatory hugs from our ecstatic workmen.— Kent R. Weeks — see also self-congratulatory
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congratulatory
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of congratulatory
formal : showing someone that you are happy because of his or her success or good luck : expressing congratulations
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The first known use of congratulatory was in 1523
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