Tenderhearted
['tendə'hɑːtɪd] or ['tɛndɚ'hɑrtɪd]
Definition
(adj.) easily moved by another's distress; 'a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race'- W.M.Thackeray .
(adj.) easily moved to love .
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Examples
- She is tenderhearted on the subject of her pupil; yet she reproaches you sometimes for obeying your uncle's injunctions too literally. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I rather miss my wild girl, but if I get a strong, helpful, tenderhearted woman in her place, I shall feel quite satisfied. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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