forgiving
adjective
for·giv·ing
fər-ˈgi-viŋ 
fȯr-
1
: willing or able to forgive
2
: allowing room for error or weakness
designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet
forgivingly
adverb
forgivingness
noun
Examples of forgiving in a Sentence
a person with a forgiving nature
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Now 28 years old, Dickinson joins an emerging generation of British filmmakers who came of age against the U.K. government’s punishing austerity program of the 2010s onward, with its accompanying reduction in welfare and social services, and aren’t inclined toward a forgiving view.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
But that would be too easy — and far too forgiving.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
The general rule of thumb is to keep any fern's soil moist, but there are a few fern species that are more forgiving.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
In fact, the immediate future may be less forgiving for errors by software than traditional human error.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
But that would be too easy — and far too forgiving.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
The general rule of thumb is to keep any fern's soil moist, but there are a few fern species that are more forgiving.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
In fact, the immediate future may be less forgiving for errors by software than traditional human error.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgiving
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“Forgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgiving. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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