Adjective
(comparative more celebratory, superlative most celebratory)
- In the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
Origin
celebrate + -ory
celebratory
adjective
The definition of celebratory is something associated with celebrating or with commemorating a festive occasion.
When you go out and have a drink to celebrate a promotion, this is an example of a celebratory drink.
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Sentence Examples
- We shared our sadness at the waste of two barely emerging lives with the remainder of the celebratory bourbon.
- Celebratory cigars and wine came out and all other business suffered from total indifference.
Words near celebratory in the dictionary
- celebratory
- celebrations
- celebrator
- celebratorily