Meanings
comparative more celebratory · superlative most celebratory
- Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.
2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport1 more example
Hiro ducks out of Tranny's celebratory dinner rather early, drags Reason off the zodiac and onto the front porch of the houseboat, opens it up and jacks his personal computer into its bios.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 364
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
German feierlich, festlich
- feierlichHaving the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
- festlichHaving the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
- Feier-Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
Hebrew חגיגי
- חגיגי (khagigí)Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
Italian celebrativo, di festeggiamento
- celebrativoHaving the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
- di festeggiamentoHaving the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
Romanian celebrant
- celebrantHaving the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration
Cite this entry
celebratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celebratory
“celebratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celebratory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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