Dictionary Check: sympathetic
"sympathetic" is a valid word!
Scrabble
23
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Words with Friends
24
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Definition
adjective
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
Example:
"sympathetic neurons"
adjective
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
Example:
"sympathetic to the students' cause"
adjective
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Example:
"was charitable in his opinions of others"
adjective
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Example:
"the sympathetic characters in the play"
adjective
having similar disposition and tastes
Example:
"with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
adjective
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Example:
"sympathetic vibration"
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