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consolatory

/kuhn-sol-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // kənˈsɒl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //

劝慰性,劝慰性的,慰藉性,安慰性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : giving comfort; consoling.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incomforting

Examples

  • 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.