CONSOLATORIES

Noun

consolatories

plural of consolatory

Source: Wiktionary


CONSOLATORY

Con*sol"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. consolatorius.]

Definition: Of a consoling or comforting nature. The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind. Burke.

Con*sol"a*to*ry, n.

Definition: That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. [R.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHANCY

(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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