sympathetically

🇺🇸 /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adverb
R

with kindness and understanding towards someone who is hurt or upset

The nurse spoke sympathetically to the worried mother.

R

with approval or support for someone or something

The committee will review your proposal sympathetically.

R

in a way that makes someone seem pleasant or likable

The article presented the politician sympathetically.

translation

adv. with kindness and understanding towards someone who is hurt or upset; with approval or support for someone or something; in a way that makes someone seem pleasant or likable