tenderhearted

tenderhearted
tenderhearted [ten′dər härt΄id]
adj.
having a tender heart; quick to feel pity; sympathetic
tenderheartedly
adv.
tenderheartedness
n.

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ten·der·heart·ed (tĕnʹdər-härʹtĭd) adj.
Easily moved by another's distress; compassionate.
  tenʹder·heartʹed·ly adv. tenʹder·heartʹed·ness n.

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