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Congratulatory Definition & Meaning

congratulatory
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"

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What does congratulatory mean?
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"
What part of speech is congratulatory?
Congratulatory is an adjective.

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