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Gratulatory

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grat·u·late  (grch-lt) Archaic
tr.v. grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing, grat·u·lates
To congratulate.
[Latin grtulr, grtult-, from grtr, to rejoice with, from grtus, pleasing; see grateful.]
gratu·lation n.
gratu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Adj.1.gratulatory - 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"
congratulatory
felicitous - exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"


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Having dispatched but three electric missives, he received no less than eight gratulatory bulletins in return.
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