celebratory
adjective /ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.tər.i/
/-t̬ɚ-/ Definition
› celebrating an important event or a special occasion: When we heard she'd got the job, we all went off for a celebratory drink.Celebrating and entertaining
(Definition of celebratory adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a good time was had by all idiom
- amuse verb
- amused adjective
- bacchanalian adjective
- be a hoot idiom
- compere verb
- entertain verb (AMUSE)
- entertain verb (INVITE)
- entertaining noun
- go to town idiom
- have a whale of a time idiom
- hostess noun
- propose verb (SUGGEST)
- put the flags out! idiom
- regale sb with sth phrasal verb
- rejoice verb
- rejoicing noun
- revel verb
- romp verb
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