compassionate
/kəmˈpæʃənət/adjective
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Example sentences
- “The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate”
- “compassionate leave; a compassionate visa”
Featured as word of the day on March 28, 2026.
Related words
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