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COMMISERATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does commiserative mean?
• COMMISERATIVE (adjective)
The adjective COMMISERATIVE has 1 sense:
1. feeling or expressing sympathy
Familiarity information: COMMISERATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling or expressing sympathy
Context example:
made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue
Similar:
sympathetic (expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward)
Derivation:
commiserate (to feel or express sympathy or compassion)
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