Thesaurus / excusing
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Old Warrender retired to his study in a rather excited frame of mind, excusing himself on the ground of his age.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSIn excusing the Freedom of your Satyr, you urge that it galls no body, because nobody minds it enough to be mended by it.
A LETTER FROM MR. CIBBER TO MR. POPECOLLEY CIBBERLynn came in with Charley, and the latter, excusing himself for an hour after supper, left Ida and the young artist together.
ALONEMARION HARLANDNext she was heard discussing and excusing the most heinous crimes of which human nature can be guilty.
CHOICE READINGS FOR THE HOME CIRCLEANONYMOUSYou might have done me the service of not excusing yourself to the squire when he came here, in such a way as to implicate me.
RHODA FLEMING, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHBut finally he had to go, and Emmy, excusing herself, rose to see him as far as the door.
THE RIDDLE OF THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTMARY E. HANSHEW"I left her for one minute to fetch the water for her bath," the nurse was saying, hurriedly excusing herself.
A SHEAF OF CORNMARY E. MANNAfter excusing this witness, Cooley brought in copies of two city ordinances covering street speaking in Everett.
THE EVERETT MASSACREWALKER C. SMITHI have got a good reason or pretence for excusing me to Monsieur Helvetius, with regard to the translating his work.
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF DAVID HUME, VOLUME II (OF 2)JOHN HILL BURTONThen the young man, excusing himself, went within, returning soon with a small package.
AMY IN ACADIAHELEN LEAH REEDWORDS RELATED TO EXCUSING
- allowing
- amiable
- assuaging
- assuasive
- being big
- benign
- benignant
- charitable
- clement
- compassionate
- complaisant
- compliant
- condoning
- easy
- easygoing
- emollient
- excusing
- favoring
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- going easy on
- good-natured
- humoring
- indulgent
- kind
- kindly
- letting
- live with
- loving
- merciful
- mild
- mollycoddling
- obliging
- pampering
- pardoning
- permitting
- soft
- soft-shell
- softhearted
- sparing
- spoiling
- sympathetic
- tender
- tolerant
- yielding
- advanced
- benevolent
- big
- broad
- broad-minded
- catholic
- charitable
- clement
- complaisant
- condoning
- easy on
- easy with
- excusing
- fair
- forbearing
- forgiving
- free and easy
- humane
- indulgent
- kindhearted
- lax
- lenient
- liberal
- long-suffering
- magnanimous
- merciful
- patient
- permissive
- progressive
- radical
- receptive
- soft
- sophisticated
- sympathetic
- understanding
- unprejudiced
- wide
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