Meanings
adverbconsolingly (comparative more consolingly, superlative most consolingly)
comparative more consolingly · superlative most consolingly
- In a consoling manner.
“Well,” I said consolingly, “it will be the other way about to-morrow.”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 157
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a comforting or consoling manner
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APA
consolingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolingly
MLA
“consolingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consolingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolingly.
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