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Congratulatory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Congratulatory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

2

Serving to congratulate.

Example Sentences
"a congratulatory telegram" adjective
"the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent" adjective
"a gratulatory address" adjective
See Also
congratulatorily gratulatory congratulate uncongratulatory
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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