consolatory
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əˌtɔr adjective
giving comfort; consoling.
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consolation (ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of consoling or state of being consoled; solace |
| 2. | a person or thing that is a source of comfort in a time of suffering, grief, disappointment, etc |
| consolatory | |
| —adj | |
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Consolatory
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
consolatory
c.1430, from L. consolatorius, from consolator, agent noun from consolari (see console (v.)).
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For instance, females were significantly more consolatory overall than males were.
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