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Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.

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  1. a. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
  2. a. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
  3. v. t. To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
  4. adj. showing or having compassion
  5. v. share the suffering of
  6. To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathizewith.Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.
  7. j:100 a. showing or having compassion