I. adjective
: willing or able to forgive : characterized by forgiveness
a kindly forgiving nature
said a forgiving word of welcome to his erring son
• for·giv·ing·ly adverb
• for·giv·ing·ness noun -es
II. adjective
: providing a margin of error for human performance
forgiving slopes that make a skier feel as though his skills had miraculously sharpened — C.D.May