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congratulatory, a.|kənˈgrætjʊlətərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ory: cf. L. grātulātōri-us, and F. congratulatoire.]
1. Conveying congratulations.
1524Wolsey in Fiddes Life ii. (1726) 72 Letters congratulatory directed unto the Popes holyness. 1649Bp. Guthrie Mem. (1702) 92 The Earl of Loudon..made Congratulatory Speeches to his Majesty. 1713Guardian No. 66 (1756) I. 295 In many congratulatory words they applauded one another's wit and power. 1868Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) II. vii. 17 Congratulatory embassies.
2. Ready or inclined to congratulate.
1885Manch. Exam. 21 Jan. 5/2 The Manchester Academy of Fine Arts was in a congratulatory and cheerful mood at its annual meeting last night.
†3. as n. A congratulatory address. Obs.
1680M. Livingston (title) Albion's Congratulatory, or, a Poem upon the high and mighty Prince James his return into Scotland. |