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[syn: comforting, consolatory, consoling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, a. [L. consolatorius.]
Of a consoling or comforting nature.
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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. --Burke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, n.
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for
consolation. [R.] --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
consolatory
adj 1: affording comfort or solace [syn: comforting,
consolatory, consoling]