Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
compassionate leave; a compassionate visa
Inviting or asking for pity.
It boots thee not to be compassionate: After our sentence plaining comes too late.
To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
[…] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them.
A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”).
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