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commiserative, a.|kəˈmɪzərətɪv|
[f. as commiserate v. + -ive.]
Given to or showing commiseration; compassionate.
1612–5Bp. Hall Contempl. N.T. iii. v, If thou wert thus commiserative upon earth, art thou lesse in heaven? 1614Cornwallis in Gutch Coll. Cur. I. 165 As this commiserative Kingdom hath always given to aliens, in cases of trial in causes criminal. a1876M. Collins Th. in Garden (1880) II. 249 The commiserative old lady filled his glass with more sherry.
Hence coˈmmiseratively adv., with commiseration, pityingly.
a1613Overbury A Wife (1638) 81 Whose weaknes he assists no otherwise than commiseratively. |