forgivingfor‧giv‧ing /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ $ fər-/ adjective

- This recipe is very forgiving.
- And trust to luck that whichever of the gods claimed him as of right would be in a forgiving mood.
- Forgetting is not the same as forgiving.
- It was their behaviour that defined them as nice or nasty, as forgiving or unforgiving, envious or the reverse.
- The kingdom is one in which a forgiving father offers people a chance to return to him.
ADVERB► more· Other strategies might be more forgiving and have shorter memories.· The weather was a little more forgiving.· Or a mite more forgiving in a tight spot?
nounforgivenessadjectiveforgiving ≠ unforgivingverbforgiveadverbunforgivably