consolingly
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnˌsəʊl.ɪŋ.liː/
Adverb
consolingly (comparative more consolingly, superlative most consolingly)
- In a consoling manner.
- 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 157:
- “Well,” I said consolingly, “it will be the other way about to-morrow.”