Commiserative

com·mis·er·ate  (k-mz-rt)

v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates

v.tr.

To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.

v.intr.

To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.

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[Latin commiserr, commisert- : com-, com- + miserr, to pity (from miser, wretched).]

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com·miser·ative adj.

com·miser·ative·ly adv.

com·miser·ator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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commiserative - feeling or expressing sympathy; "made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue"- Kenneth Roberts sympathetic - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"