commiserativelyadv.
/kəˈmɪzərətᵻvli/, /kəˈmɪzəreɪtɪvli/, U.S. /kəˈmɪzərədᵻvli/ With commiseration; compassionately, sympathetically.
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the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > in manner expressing
commiseratively1614
1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widdow sig. E2v He hath diuided his soule, from the case of his soule, whose weaknesse he assists no otherwise than commiseratiuely.
1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps ii. 40 One poor old man was rudely jostled against me. I looked up commiseratively into his face.
1894 Harper's New Montlhy Mag. Oct. 690/1 ‘I can understand that, you poor boy,’ she said, commiseratively.
1921 Overland Monthly Mar. 64/2 ‘I've just been sort of lost,’ groaned Wayne. The other nodded commiseratively.
2013 J. Sheffield Fun in Fusion Res. x. 71 As the group filed out, one of them patted me on the shoulder and smiled commiseratively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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