consolatory

[kuhn-sol-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. giving comfort; consoling.

Other Word Forms

• consolatorily adverb
• consolatoriness noun
• unconsolatory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consolatory¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin consōlātōrius, equivalent to consōlā ( re ) ( console ¹ ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Mr Chambers said he expects more of that consolatory but firm tone at Thursday's meeting.

From BBC

And five days later, as Ohtani was paraded around his new home ballpark covered in blue and white, Balelo offered only consolatory remarks about his client’s old club.

From Los Angeles Times

But let’s suspend our disbelief — for now — and assume Kliavkoff stumbles over some consolatory wins.

From Seattle Times

“I know not what to say of your Letter,” he wrote, “but that it is one of the most consolatory I have ever received.”

From Literature

That is the plan and the wish of this story, and it goes to the heart of fairy tales, which are, as Italo Calvino put it, “consolatory fables.”

From New York Times

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