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Forgiving

adj, noun, verb

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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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    providing absolution wordnet
  2. 2
    inclined or able to forgive and show mercy wordnet
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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forgive form-of, gerund, participle, present

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