"commiseratory" meaning in All languages combined

See commiseratory on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more commiseratory [comparative], most commiseratory [superlative]
Etymology: commiserator + -ory Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|commiserator|ory}} commiserator + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} commiseratory (comparative more commiseratory, superlative most commiseratory)
  1. Serving to commiserate; sympathetic.
    Sense id: en-commiseratory-en-adj-BJWDz497 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ory, Pages with ISSN errors

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