'Consolatory' definitions:
Definition of 'consolatory'
From: WordNet
adjective
Affording comfort or solace [syn: comforting, consolatory, consoling]
Definition of 'Consolatory'
From: GCIDE
- Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, a. [L. consolatorius.] Of a consoling or comforting nature. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Consolatory'
From: GCIDE
- Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, n. That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]