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forgiving

adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue

Inclined to forgive.

adjective

  1. 1

    Inclined to forgive.

    I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.

  2. 2

    User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.

    A good WebApp interface is understandable and forgiving, providing the user with a sense of control. […] Work is carefully and continuously saved, with full option for the user to undo any activity at any time.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of forgivepresent participle and gerund of forgive

noun

  1. 1

    An act of forgiveness.

    And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.

Forms

plural
forgivings
comparative
more forgiving
superlative
most forgiving
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