tenderhearted
adjective
ten·der·heart·ed
ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd 
: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable
tenderheartedly
adverb
tenderheartedness
noun
Examples of tenderhearted in a Sentence
a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake
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tenderhearted
adjective
ten·der·heart·ed
ˌten-dər-ˈhärt-əd
: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate
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