Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
with forgiveness;
in a forgiving manner;
- Example: "`Never mind,' she said forgivingly"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forgiving \For*giv"ing\, a.
Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild;
merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. --
For*giv"ing*ly, adv. -- For*giv"ing*ness, n. --J. C.
Shairp.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forgivingly
adv 1: with forgiveness; in a forgiving manner; "`Never mind,'
she said forgivingly" [ant: unforgivingly]