Condolingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Expressing sorrow and support for someone facing adversity or grief
2. Showing feelings of compassion and sorrow towards someone dealing with hardship or bereavement
3. Acting with understanding and tender concern for another person's grief or sadness

Etymology: "Condolingly" is about as plain as English word-building gets: it is "condoling" with the adverb ending "-ly" added on. The "-ly" suffix, which turns an adjective into an adverb describing how something is done, is attached to "condoling," the form of the verb "condole" used in the sense of expressing sympathy. So the word describes doing something in the manner of a condoling person, that is, with sympathetic concern for someone's sorrow. The verb underneath it, "condole," is the more telling part. It comes from Latin "condolere," built from "com-" (together, with) and "dolere" (to grieve, feel pain), so the core idea is grieving alongside someone. The adverb simply carries that shared sorrow into a description of manner: a person who speaks or nods condolingly is sharing in another's grief.