the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Expressing gratulation; congratulatory.
Expressing gratitude or thanks.
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adj. expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
Word Usage
"Ruby herself had taught the girl this accomplishment -- rare enough at the time -- and Mary Jane handled it gingerly, beginning each sentence in a whisper, as if awed by her own intrepidity, and ending each in a kind of gratulatory cheer."