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empathetic

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em⋅pa⋅thet⋅ic

  [em-puh-thet-ik]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characterized by empathy: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
Also, em⋅path⋅ic  [em-path-ik] .

Origin:
1930–35; empath(y) + -etic

Related forms:
em⋅pa⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, em⋅path⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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em·pa·thet·ic   (ěm'pə-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  Empathic.
em'pa·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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