'Gratulatory' definitions:

Definition of 'gratulatory'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: congratulatory, gratulatory]

Definition of 'Gratulatory'

From: GCIDE
  • Gratulatory \Grat"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. gratulatorius.] Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. [1913 Webster]
  • The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster]