adjective

feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds

pitying,sympathetic,empathetic,understanding,caring,concerned,solicitous,sensitive,tender-hearted,soft-hearted,warm-hearted,warm,loving,tender,gentle,merciful,lenient,tolerant,considerate,thoughtful,kind,kindly,kind-hearted,humanitarian,humane,charitable,benevolent,good-natured,well disposed,big-hearted