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adjective
Date: 1623
1. willing or able to forgive
2. allowing room for error or weakness <designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet> • forgivingly adverb • forgivingness noun
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Forgiving — For*giv ing, a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. {For*giv ing*ly}, adv. {For*giv ing*ness}, n. J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgiving — forgiving; un·forgiving; … English syllables
forgiving — [fər giv′iŋ] adj. 1. that forgives; inclined to forgive 2. designed or constructed so as to reduce the impact of mistakes, errors, stress, mishandling, etc. on performance [synthetic turf forgiving to an athlete s legs] forgivingly adv.… … English World dictionary
forgiving — index charitable (lenient), lenient, magnanimous, nonmilitant, palliative (excusing), patient … Law dictionary
forgiving — (adj.) inclined to forgive, 1680s, from prp. of FORGIVE (Cf. forgive). Related: Forgivingness … Etymology dictionary
forgiving — forgivingly, adv. forgivingness, n. /feuhr giv ing/, adj. 1. disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile. 2. tolerant: The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers. [1680 90; FORGIVE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
forgiving — [[t]fə(r)gɪ̱vɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is forgiving is willing to forgive. Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises... I don t think people are in a very forgiving mood … English dictionary
Forgiving — Infobox Television episode Title = Forgiving Series = Angel Caption = {Caption|} Season = 3 Episode = 17 Airdate = April 15, 2002 Production = 3ADH17 Writer = Jeffrey Bell Director = Turi Meyer Guests = John Rubinstein (Linwood) Andy Hallett… … Wikipedia
Forgiving — Forgive For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgiving — adjective Inclined to forgive. I am not very forgiving … Wiktionary
