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empathetic

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em·pa·thet·ic  (mp-thtk)
adj.
Empathic.
empa·theti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.empathetic - showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor"
empathic
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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