consolatory

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɒl.ət.(ə)ɹ.i/
(US) IPA^(key): /kənˈsoʊl.ə.tɔɹ.i/, /kənˈsɑl.ə.tɔɹ.i/

Adjective

consolatory (comparative more consolatory, superlative most consolatory)

Which consoles.
- Burke
  The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind.

Translations

which consoles

Bulgarian: утешителен (bg) (utešitelen)

French: consolatoire (fr), consolatif (fr) m

Noun

consolatory (plural consolatories)

That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for consolatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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