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снисходи́тельный — meaning in English

sniskhoditelnyy

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English meaning

  • condescending adjective Showing a superior, patronising attitude toward someone.
  • forgiving adj Willing and ready to forgive.
  • indulgent adjective Willing to allow, satisfy, or go along with someone's wishes, often too readily.
  • lenient adj Not strict; willing to allow mistakes or wrongdoing without harsh punishment.

Senses

снисходи́тельный is used for these senses in English:

  • condescending Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
  • forgiving Inclined to forgive.
  • indulgent Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
  • lenient Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

forgiving — full definition

  1. adj Willing and ready to forgive.
  2. adj Tolerant of mistakes; not easily damaged or ruined by errors.

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