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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSOLATORY

a.[L.] Tending to give comfort; refreshing to the mind; assuaging grief.

 

CONSOLATORY

n.A speech or writing containing topics of comfort.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSOLATORY

Con *sol "a *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. consolatorius.]

 

Defn: Of a consoling or comforting nature. 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.

 

CONSOLATORY

CONSOLATORY Con *sol "a *to *ry, n.

 

Defn: That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. [R.] Milton.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

consolatory

con sol a to ry /kənsóʊlətɔ̀ːri |-sɔ́lət (ə )ri /形容詞 慰めの, 慰問の ▸ a consolatory letter 見舞状