commiseratory
commiseratory adjective: serving to commiserate; sympathetic.
Adjective
commiseratory (comparative more commiseratory, superlative most commiseratory)
- Serving to commiserate; sympathetic.
- Adolf Hitler in self-commiseratory mood once spoke darkly of dying and said he had chosen his successor. He thought a minor growth in his throat (later cleanly removed) was an incurable cancer.1939, Douglas Reed, LIFE -- Göring 11 September 1939, Time Inc, →ISSN Invalid ISSN
- Comments were not always so flattering as to the enjoyment of "listening to music we have heard practiced for months before"; but whether mildly critical and self-commiseratory or flippantly satirical, the "circus bench season" never failed to bring forth its student editorial comment.1942, Mary Watters, The History of Mary Baldwin College, 1842-1942, Mary Baldwin College
Forms of commiseratory
| comparative | more commiseratory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most commiseratory |
Origin of commiseratory
From commiserator + -ory.
Questions about commiseratory
- What does commiseratory mean?
- Commiseratory means serving to commiserate; sympathetic.
- What part of speech is commiseratory?
- Commiseratory is an adjective.
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