compassionate

adjective as in having tender feelings

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benevolent, charitable, humane, merciful, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted

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forbearing, pitying, sparing, tender, understanding

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all heart, being big, bleeding-heart, commiserative, going easy on, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, living with, old softie, piteous, responsive, soft-shell, softhearted, tenderhearted

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"He was so loving, so compassionate, with everybody."

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Chestnut is putting his “bad doctor” days behind him, taking on a new specialty as a compassionate geneticist and internist in CBS’ medical drama “Watson,” a modern reboot of the Sherlock Holmes mythology.

From Los Angeles Times

"He was a compassionate, loving, witty and vibrant young man," she said.

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As Dr. King reminds us, “a great nation is a compassionate nation.”

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However, he cannot be sentenced to a whole-life term for his crimes - which would mean he would not be released from prison except in exceptional compassionate circumstances - because he is under the age of 21.

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