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adjective

Definition of pityingnext
as in merciful

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verb

present participle of pity
as in loving
to have sympathy for I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather

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Recent Examples of pitying
Verb
There is nothing pitying and also nothing airbrushed in the pictures—just the occasional haze of a misty morning or the blurry tremor of a burning brush pile. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitying
  1. merciful
  2. loving
  3. tolerant
  4. sympathetic
  5. understanding
  6. patient
  7. forbearing
  8. forgiving
Adjective
  • God did not punish him intensely, but only from time to time and in a merciful way.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The cold streak for the MLB best home run bets came to a merciful end on Saturday.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of merciful
Verb
  • The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And while some fans are loving the lyrics and what is a catchy beat, others have been less kind, telling Duplantis to stick to pole vaulting.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of loving
Adjective
  • Rather than using rigid, flat panels, the car is wrapped in an advanced, shade-tolerant photovoltaic skin.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Homeowners in those areas get $450 off the cost of Yardzen’s designs in addition to the standard $5 per-square-foot rebate SoCal WaterSmart provides when turf is replaced by drought-tolerant plants and other conditions are met.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerant
Adjective
  • In 1989, the death of Hu Yaobang, the former party general secretary, widely seen as sympathetic to political reform, prompted pro-democracy demonstrations that culminated in a bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At the entrance, a security guard handed me a roll of paper towels with a sympathetic look.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • Atletico coach Diego Simeone has said publicly that the player has the right to make decisions over his own future, but the Metropolitano fans are unlikely to be so understanding.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • That's why understanding affordability has become just as important as finding the right property.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of understanding
Adjective
  • Managing them in silos creates gaps that can compromise patient safety.
    — Rhett Alden, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson records show 99 patient discharges to a chain called Villa Rosa, 24 of them to Villa Rosa I, a 40-bed home on West Ninth Street in Hialeah.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of patient
Adjective
  • With the economy in the doldrums, the public is less forbearing.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Definition of forbearing
Adjective
  • More than a third of them are in Texas, where ample oil and gas resources and a historically forgiving regulatory environment had developers rushing to erect data centers as fast as they can be built and powered.
    — Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • View gallery - 7 images Even the most forgiving automotive designers might struggle to find a flattering angle on the Deep Orange 17.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgiving

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