congratulatory
expressing or conveying congratulations: a congratulatory telegram.
Origin of congratulatory
1Other words from congratulatory
- non·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjective
- qua·si-con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjective
- un·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby congratulatory
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How to use congratulatory in a sentence
There’s a fine line between movies that are genuinely original and those that feel deliberately orchestrated to shock and repel us in a winking, self-congratulatory way.
Social media was flooded with congratulatory notes to her and actor Anthony Mackie invited her to the ESPY Awards, which he is hosting.
Zaila Avant-garde wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming bee’s first African American champion | Amy B Wang, Timothy Bella | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostForward it to a friend, and then see if they send you a congratulatory note.
“So in love with my son,” she captioned a photo while also sharing that celebrities like Beyoncé and Kanye West had sent congratulatory gifts her way.
He described the scene during a congratulatory call from the Nobel Committee.
ERIK: He texted us about a few weeks ago, just to kind of give us a congratulatory text on “Skydive” and the video.
Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town's Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley? | Melissa Leon | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe general reaction among his teammates was congratulatory and warm, but in retrospect surprisingly muted.
Author Gary Shteyngart was even congratulatory: “Mazel Tov, Random Penguin!”
The Victims of the Penguin & Random House Merger: Literary Agents | Ella Delany | November 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“It was not in my nature to turn the campaign into a constant exercise in self-congratulatory autobiography,” he explained.
George McGovern, Democratic Icon and Former Presidential Candidate, Dies at Age 90 | Eleanor Clift | October 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe celebrations have been unanimous, just as they have been unanimously self-congratulatory.
Berlusconi Exits, and an Era of Sexist Buffoonery Is Over | Lawrence Osborne | November 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTSues saucy, self-congratulatory toss of the head 14 stung her so that she could have cried out.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterLawrence received a congratulatory message from General Schofield, highly praising him.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnEvery effort was made to obtain congratulatory addresses on the peace from municipal bodies, and money was offered for them.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntBut this congratulatory strain of the queen of Sheba may be applied to the Christian age, and to "a greater than Solomon."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxBut it was not a simple congratulatory address that Charles, or his mother, required of his parliament.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
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