consolatory


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Synonyms for consolatory

affording comfort or solace

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She could neither wonder nor condemn, but the belief of his self-conquest brought nothing to her consolatory to her bosom, afforded no palliation of her distress.
"Your kind, consolatory letters are certainly the solace of my life.
"If we don't find it before dark we are dead men, that is all about it," was my consolatory reply.
Philip waited behind after the others to say to her something consolatory. He could think of nothing but:
"Well, that is a capital and most consolatory coincidence, and you shall have the benefit of our invention."
"It's a good thing Rachel Lynde got a calling down; she's a meddlesome old gossip," was Matthew's consolatory rejoinder.
HH Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar consolatory cables.
There were fist-pumps and high-fives and for some, consolatory pats on the back after the tee went off the mark.
Isigwe while runners up, Nwodo Perpetual Chizaramekpere and Abia Blessing Chima from Community Secondary School, Amafor, all in Ugbawka, received their consolatory prizes of books from the Chairman of the occasion, Honourable Chinedu Ani.
Gormley lobbed No.5 on the hour before Alistair Smith's consolatory header triggered a blitz including an og and a Jordan Leyden penalty.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is expected to host his regional counterparts in at the Dead Sea on Thursday in a consolatory meeting to discuss improving relations and addressing major Middle Eastern issues.
Hassan Sherwani scored a consolatory goal for the losing side.
However, courtesy of a battling second half display, the visitors left with a consolatory bonus point earned by tries from Tony Fenner and Heath Stevens plus a Max Trimble brace.
The consolatory meeting between GCC countries and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) KUWAIT, Sept 26 (KUNA) -- The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Environment Public Authority (EPA) Sheikh Abduallah Al-Humoud Al-Sabah stressed importance Wednesday on protecting marine environment and finding proper solutions for environmental issues in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC).
Mourinho said he was too far away from the incident to comment postmatch and gave Matic a consolatory pat on the back as he left the field.