consolingly

From consoling + -ly.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnˌsəʊl.ɪŋ.liː/

consolingly (comparative more consolingly, superlative most consolingly)

1. 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.”