"congratulative" meaning in English

See congratulative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more congratulative [comparative], most congratulative [superlative]
Etymology: From congratulate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|congratulate|ive}} congratulate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} congratulative (comparative more congratulative, superlative most congratulative)
  1. That expresses congratulation Synonyms: congratulatory
    Sense id: en-congratulative-en-adj-W9numKhl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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