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Meanings of consolatory in English

Affording comfort or solace.

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Examples for "comforting"
1
If he wanted comforting, Kylie wasn't sure that was a good idea.
Strong, sleek and sinful
2
In fact, she was finding it more comforting than she'd thought possible.
Haunted
3
It was really great, really comforting, to have a friendship with Bill.
Dead ever after
4
Carina said to talk to kids about Covid-19 in a comforting way.
Independent.ie
5
Ol' money bags needed a comforting word, but I was fresh out.
The Laughing Corpse
1
A day later, Arnold also made an approach and offered consoling words.
The Guardian
2
And Baby, consoling her, grimly said: After all, what do you expect?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
3
Delia gave her a tentative pat, just in case she wanted consoling.
Ladder of years: a novel
4
It is an aromatic bed: in theory it is elastic and consoling.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
5
This is a consoling thought; it shall rouse me again to life.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
Usage of consolatory in English
1
The report made upon the opening of the latter was not consolatory.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
2
To-day, Esther could not sustain the intermission of the usual consolatory epistle.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
3
These consolatory considerations softened my chagrin at the contemplation of my height.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
4
I know that it will prove consolatory, and Isabella also knew it.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
5
There was, however, the consolatory hope of seeing all the following year.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
6
The mere extent of a man's travels has in it something consolatory.
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1
7
Philip waited behind after the others to say to her something consolatory.
Of Human Bondage
8
She always murmured such consolatory phrases until he fell asleep once more.
The Devil's Garden
9
Yet I have just written a long consolatory letter to Mrs. Richman.
The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton / A Novel: Founde...
10
Here, as he walked, he drew a succession of long consolatory breaths.
The Market-Place
11
You will dine to-night, sir? and his tone took a consolatory inflection.
The Indiscretion of the Duchess / Being a Story Concerning Two L...
12
Neither had Miss Belsize arrived; that was the one consolatory feature.
Mr. Justice Raffles
13
She did not know of that consolatory Christmas-box in the cupboard.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales
14
The words that came from the minister were always of a consolatory kind.
Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
15
Bruce gave Grant a consolatory look and then continued walking to the car.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
16
No doubt the thought of a heaven hereafter was especially consolatory.
Mark Rutherford's Deliverance
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