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compassionate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
compassionate
(adjective)
compassionate leave
(noun)
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compassionate
/kəm
ˈ
pæʃənət/
adjective
compassionate
/kəm
ˈ
pæʃənət/
adjective
Learner's definition of COMPASSIONATE
[
more compassionate; most compassionate
]
:
feeling or showing concern for someone who is sick, hurt, poor, etc.
:
having or showing compassion
a very
compassionate
person
a
compassionate
act
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— compassionately
adverb
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