Talk:forgiving

Textiles/crafting/cooking usage

I heard the word forgiving used as an adjective recently in the context of describing a piece of rope or fabric (I can't remember which), they said they were looking for something "less forgiving". It made me curious if there is another definition that would help explain what they meant. Maybe they were referring to the elasticity? I saw dictionary usage examples describing spices and dough as forgiving, maybe that is related, but I'm not sure. Any insight would be welcome. Pythagimedes (talk) 20:19, 16 May 2022 (UTC)