forgiving

  • 11forgiving — adjective Inclined to forgive. I am not very forgiving …

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  • 12forgiving — for|giv|ing [fəˈgıvıŋ US fər ] adj willing to forgive ▪ My father was a kind and forgiving man …

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  • 13forgiving — adjective willing to forgive: My father was a kind and forgiving man …

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  • 14forgiving — adjective Cromwell was not renowned for his forgiving nature Syn: merciful, lenient, compassionate, magnanimous, humane, softhearted, forbearing, tolerant, indulgent, understanding Ant: merciless, vindictive …

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  • 15forgiving — for•giv•ing [[t]fərˈgɪv ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) disposed to forgive or showing forgiveness 2) cvb tolerant: This slope is forgiving of inexperienced skiiers[/ex] • Etymology: 1680–90 for•giv′ing•ly, adv. for•giv′ing•ness, n …

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  • 16forgiving — A characteristic of a component or vehicle which overlooks problems or mistakes that a driver might make. For example, a vehicle s handling may be forgiving in that even if the driver makes small inadvertent steering wheel movements, the vehicle… …

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  • 17forgiving — forgive ► VERB (past forgave; past part. forgiven) 1) stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence or mistake. 2) excuse (an offence, flaw, or mistake). DERIVATIVES forgivable adjective forgiver noun forgiving adjective …

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  • 18Forgiving Dr. Mengele — is a documentary film about Eva Mozes Kor, a victim of the Holocaust and her decision to forgive the Nazis who killed her family and in particular Dr. Josef Mengele and his staff, who experimented on her and her twin sister Miriam Mozes as well… …

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  • 19forgiving — Synonyms and related words: accepting, benevolent, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, generous, gentle, humane, kind, lax, lenient, long suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate,… …

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  • 20forgiving — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sparing, magnanimous, lenient, accepting; see humane 1 , kind , merciful 1 …

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