gratulatory
gra·tu·la·tory
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”
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin grātulātōrius.
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