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empathetically

American  
[em-puh-thet-ik-lee] / ˌɛm pəˈθɛt ɪk li /
Also empathically

adverb

  1. in a way that seeks to enter into or psychologically identify with the emotions, thoughts, or attitudes of others.

    Physicians and other healthcare providers must be taught to listen carefully and empathetically to patients.


Other Word Forms

  • nonempathically adverb

Etymology

Origin of empathetically

empathetic ( def. ) + -ally

Example Sentences

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In response to the increased scrutiny, ChatGPT creator OpenAI recently tightened its welfare protocols, with updates designed to ensure its chatbot responds "safely and empathetically to potential signs of delusion or mania".

From BBC

Given opportunities, though, Daniel can be as imperious and underhanded as any less empathetically drawn showbiz stereotype.

From Los Angeles Times

Parker was often abrasive, but Crowther considers Parker empathetically, as a sui generis who resisted becoming a cog in the filmmaking machinery.

From Los Angeles Times

A willingness to engage at once empathetically and skeptically with a wide variety of people and perspectives.

From Seattle Times

Each is stellar in radically different ways but ultimately the same one: They comically and empathetically imbue their characters with humanity.

From Seattle Times