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forgivingly

American  
[fer-giv-ing-lee] / fərˈgɪv ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a forgiving or tolerant way.


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Fans fill the seats, cheer forgivingly for the players, and spend mightily on their memorabilia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

To me, the most poignant song is the opener “Glenfern,” which takes stock of Edwards’ past with a snapshot intimacy and a tone that is never regretful or overly nostalgic, but instead so forgivingly warm:

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2020

Each edition is centered on some forgivingly abstract theme; recent volumes have investigated the chromatic possibilities of “disguise,” “time” and “muse,” for example.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2018

But as the Wall Street Journal recently noted, capital could be “risk-weighted” so forgivingly that the actual cushion required might be considerably less than headline numbers suggest.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2016

They should be written with promptness, evince a repentant spirit, and should be acknowledged pleasantly and forgivingly.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke

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