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consolatory
[ kuhn-sol-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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- con·sola·tori·ly adverb
- con·sola·tori·ness noun
- uncon·sola·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consolatory1
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Example Sentences
This consolatory doctrine is confirmed in the fifty-fourth chapter of the Koran.
Hadria seized its legs and pulled it back again, murmuring some consolatory promise to its mistress.
That is the sort of remark which relatives sometimes regard as consolatory.
Ben Halse passed it off with a tactful and consolatory remark, and they talked about other things.
There came, perhaps, a little feeling of personal vanity to mingle with these consolatory reflections.
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