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Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing. Far wiser he, whose sympathetic mind Exults in all the good of all mankind. Goldsmith.

Sympathetic.

In a sympathetic manner.

Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. E. Darwin.

oCl2, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.

Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. For days of happy commune dead. Tennyson.

Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South.

In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.

To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with. Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. Sir W. Temple.

Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.

To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to. It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to congratulate the princess at her pavilion. Shak. To congratulate one's self, to rejoice; to feel satisfaction; to consider one's self h…

The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure. With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival. Dr. J. Scott.

Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.

Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church. Newman.

sed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless. Behold a people cometh from the north country; . . . they are cruel and have no mercy. Jer. vi. 22,23.

Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.

Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer. Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them. Fuller. Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart. R. L. Stevenson.

In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically.

Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms; sympathetic. [Obs.] Udall.