consolatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite affording comfort or solace
    comforting; consoling.

WordNet


Con*sol"a*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. consolatorius.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Con*sol"a*to*ry noun
Definitions
  1. That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. R. Milton.

Webster 1913