com·mis·er·ate (k -m z -r t )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. [Latin commiser r , commisert- : com-, com- + miserr, to pity (from miser, wretched).]com·mis er·ative adj.com·mis er·ative·ly adv.com·mis er·ator n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | 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" |
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