Adjective : a sensitive, empathetic school counselor. From Dictionary.com.
Fortune reports that Apple "empathetically" denied Steve Jobs 'role in the exchange. From Wordnik.com. [IntoMobile] Reference
I kept my thoughts to myself and smiled empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Edge] Reference
Hopefully, they did it respectfully and empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2007] Reference
She hesitated, glancing empathetically at her former captive. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Used the Universe]
I said nothing, just sat behind my desk, nodding empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
But emotionally and empathetically he leveled off at about age 2. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2002] Reference
His most powerful essays enter empathetically into the mind of irrationalism. From Wordnik.com. [A Great Man In A Grim Time] Reference
I promise to not feel sorry for you, but I will listen and nod empathetically. From Wordnik.com. ['Fight' or 'Resist'?] Reference
But P did have the urge and as a foodie I understood completely, empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Whatever he says, people will vehemently and empathetically believe the opposite. From Wordnik.com. [In Major Setback For Edwards, Hillary Wins Second Place, Networks Say] Reference
Across the room Pip dozed on, empathetically awash in her master's radiant happiness. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx's Folly]
When he felt enough time had passed, he addressed the girl as empathetically as he could. From Wordnik.com. [The Mocking Program]
If you don't like the law or the Constitution, I empathetically encourage you to change 'em. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Darcy Burner Wants More Rights for Terrorists] Reference
Instead, he articulated those Texans' feelings quite empathetically and in exquisite detail. From Wordnik.com. [Barney Frank called Justice Scalia a "homophobe." If that "inflamed you, think hard about why Frank chose to portray Scalia the way he did."] Reference
Agnese audience members were forced into a participatory and empathetically imaginative posture. From Wordnik.com. [Talking About Virtue: Paisiello's 'Nina,' Paër's 'Agnese,' and the Sentimental Ethos] Reference
He writes women elegantly and empathetically--read "My Lord You" from Last Night, or Light Years. From Wordnik.com. [the misogyny post (updated)] Reference
Dr. Smith delivered the baleful news as delicately and empathetically as circumstances would allow. From Wordnik.com. ['Augie's Quest: One Man's Journey from Success to Significance'] Reference
For Americans still reeling from the 2009 credit crunch, this observation will feel empathetically real. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Lewis: Capital for Global Anti-Poverty Businesses] Reference
Law professor would imply that the court would look kindly or empathetically on any individual or group. From Wordnik.com. ["Clarence Thomas leaps from his chair. He retrieves a wire coat hanger from his closet...."] Reference
How fully realized, and complicated, the characters were, and how flawed, yet how empathetically imagined. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
They behave empathetically toward those in the circle and psychopathically toward those outside the circle. From Wordnik.com. [Marcella Mroczkowski: Danger! Empathy and Psychopathy as Competing Value Systems in Politics and Economics] Reference
These "makeover" episodes produce many smiles from the guests and Miss Winfrey smiles along empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Weissman: The Art & Science of Oprah Winfrey: Part III] Reference
In fact, His Robot is designed to respond empathetically to us humans and features programmable technology. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: September 28, 2003 - October 4, 2003 Archives] Reference
I was empathetically hurt by the suffering and pain of the people of this country, and in neighboring Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [It's Been a While ...] Reference
First, I'd suggest you continue to listen carefully and empathetically to what happened and how your daughter feels. From Wordnik.com. [Work & Family Mailbox] Reference
President Obama is being criticized by some for not responding strongly enough, soon enough, or empathetically enough. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Wallis: We Must Respond to the Needs of the Gulf Coast] Reference
The cats licked their paws empathetically and she went to sleep dreaming of time warping Billy back into the Inquisition. From Wordnik.com. [the staR] Reference
Michael Tolland felt himself beaming empathetically as Rachel Sexton gaped in silence at the fossilized meteorite in her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
They have fish and lizards: ornamental pets, the kind you can't really get empathetically connected to, but are fun to look at. From Wordnik.com. [jiminy] Reference
Having rejected Christianity as his angle of vision, he was prepared to see the Eastern religions empathetically, from the inside. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Unfortunately, and yes empathetically, but they have pretty much highly contributed to our almost bankrupted existing social services. From Wordnik.com. [King: Uninsured 23-year-old battles leukemia, medical bills] Reference
Somehow, though, this occasion calls for more than a ritual flick of contempt for the empathetically challenged denizens of the Right. From Wordnik.com. [Dawg's Blawg] Reference
The others in turn empathetically listen and encourage. From Wordnik.com. [RVABlogs] Reference
"Sometimes I like to count to ten," he says empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
Complications ensue, but the teens 'yearning to meet their dad is portrayed empathetically. From Wordnik.com. [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference
I meant to represent characters empathetically, to bring the reader into the futility of their worlds. From Wordnik.com. [California Literary Review] Reference
The solution Wallace offers is that we imagine the world empathetically and stop viewing things in the same, tired way. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Evergreen News Feed] Reference
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