forgiving
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forgiving

adjective

Definition of FORGIVING

1
: willing or able to forgive
2
: allowing room for error or weakness <designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet>
for·giv·ing·ly \-ˈgi-viŋ-lē\ adverb
for·giv·ing·ness noun

Examples of FORGIVING

  1. a person with a forgiving nature

First Known Use of FORGIVING

1623

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