What does "compassionate" mean?
Compassionate: Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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