Commiseratory
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From commiserator + -ory.
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