forgiving

Then there’s the social benefit: During my breaks, I can book calls only with someone who knows me well enough to be forgiving if our conversation is occasionally punctuated by “Thomas, leave it!”

A more forgiving environment in Washington, D.C., combined with a slowing economy could be just what the doctor ordered for pharma stocks.

Even then, his humor is gentle and forgiving.

Promises — a $50,000 signing bonus, the forgiving of student loans and “generous” benefits — pile on top of each other toward the end of the ad with a plug for ICE’s website.

The view itself was nothing to speak of — dumpsters, power lines, the occasional good dog sighting — but the light was generous, forgiving, the kind that makes even a chipped coffee mug glow like stained glass.