consolatory

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

adjective

1. giving comfort; consoling.

Other Words From

• con·sola·tori·ly adverb
• con·sola·tori·ness noun
• uncon·sola·tory 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

This consolatory doctrine is confirmed in the fifty-fourth chapter of the Koran.

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Hadria seized its legs and pulled it back again, murmuring some consolatory promise to its mistress.

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That is the sort of remark which relatives sometimes regard as consolatory.

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Ben Halse passed it off with a tactful and consolatory remark, and they talked about other things.

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There came, perhaps, a little feeling of personal vanity to mingle with these consolatory reflections.

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Related Words

• encouraging
• reassuring
• refreshing
• soothing