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empathically

 [em-puh-thet-ik]   Origin

em·pa·thet·ic

   [em-puh-thet-ik]
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
non·em·path·ic, adjective
non·em·path·i·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused: empathetic, sympathetic, simpatico.
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empathic or empathetic (ɛmˈpæθɪk, ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk)
 
—adj
of or relating to empathy
 
empathetic or empathetic
 
—adj
 
empathically or empathetic
 
—adv
 
empathetically or empathetic
 
—adv

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empathetic
1932, in psychology, from empathy on model of sympathetic and to distinguish it from empathic. Related: Empathetically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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