comforting
com|fort|ing /k'ʌmfərtɪŋ/
[ADJ]
If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
My mother had just died and I found the book very comforting...
In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting thought arrived.
● comfortingly [ADV] usu ADV with v, ADV adj, also ADV with cl
`Everything's under control here,' her mother said comfortingly. `You've nothing to worry about.'
[ADJ]
If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
My mother had just died and I found the book very comforting...
In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting thought arrived.
● comfortingly [ADV] usu ADV with v, ADV adj, also ADV with cl
`Everything's under control here,' her mother said comfortingly. `You've nothing to worry about.'