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sympathetic

Posted on July 4, 2025June 26, 2025 by Wordsmyth

adjective

feeling, showing, or resulting from the ability to share in others’ feelings, particularly sorrow, anger, and the like.
She is a sympathetic person who always listens to her friends’ problems with concern and understanding.
His sympathetic words to the widow seemed to comfort her a little.
She put her arm around her sobbing sister in a sympathetic gesture.
The store owner was sympathetic toward the frightened little boy and spoke to him gently.

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