COMPASSIONATE


Meaning of COMPASSIONATE in English

adj. sympathetic, pitying.

Phrases and idioms:

compassionate leave Brit. leave granted on grounds of bereavement etc.

Derivatives:

compassionately adv.

Etymology: obs. F compassion{eacute} f. compassioner feel pity (as COMPASSION)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.