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commiserative
com·mis·er·ate C0510200 (kə-mĭz′ə-rāt′)v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates v.tr. To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.v.intr. To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure. [Latin commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).] com·mis′er·a′tive adj.com·mis′er·a′tive·ly adv.com·mis′er·a′tor n.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | commiserative - feeling or expressing sympathy; "made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue"- Kenneth Robertssympathetic - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" |
commiserativeadjectiveFeeling or expressing pity:compassionate, condolatory, pitying, sympathetic.Archaic: piteous, pitiful.IdiomsSeecommiseratecommiserative
Synonyms for commiserativeadj feeling or expressing pitySynonyms- compassionate
- condolatory
- pitying
- sympathetic
- piteous
- pitiful
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