What's the difference between condolatory and consolatory?
Condolatory
Definition:
(a.) Expressing condolence.
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Consolatory
Definition:
(a.) Of a consoling or comforting nature.
(n.) That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Bas-Lag books put Miéville at the forefront of a group of writers who blended science fiction and fantasy elements with horror and pulp into what was enthusiastically labelled the New Weird: dark, politically aware urban visions that explicitly rejected the consolatory, escapist strain established by Tolkien.
(2) Instantly the centre half was engulfed by team-mates desperate to offer her a consolatory hug.
(3) As a consolatory gesture, the research ship’s remotely operated undersea vehicle, designed to collect samples from the deep waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, will be named Boaty McBoatface, the government said.
(4) The excuses have been accompanied by the usual consolatory cry of pro-Europeans that the fundamental common sense of the British public will kick in and they will grasp that it is in their self-interest to remain in the world's largest free trade area when debate is properly joined.
(5) It cannot surely be long before Angela Merkel is pictured placing a consolatory arm around David Cameron, after being overheard lecturing Vladimir Putin on the trouble with 4-4-2, and brochures extolling Germany will become popular in high-street travel agencies as the world wakes up to a much-underrated destination.
(6) No matter; his team-mates did enough to ensure Pardew was in a position to offer Hughton a consolatory handshake at the final whistle.
(7) His fans won't know whether to don their celebratory black T-shirts or weep into their consolatory black bedspreads.
(8) Plus at the last, a final rendition of La Marseillaise, a fitting full stop on evening of restrained, consolatory communion.
(9) Fothergill said he eventually received backdated payments plus a consolatory payment of £50 but remains "very angry".
(10) Despite Noel's drop – he was two or three picks away from getting consolatory phone calls from Aaron Rodgers – he was still picked up one spot earlier than Kansas's Ben McLemore, maybe the most talented player in the draft, who was taken seventh by the Sacramento Kings.