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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Merciful  \Mer"ci*ful\,  a.  [Mercy  +  -ful.] 
  1.  Full  of  mercy;  having  or  exercising  mercy;  disposed  to 
  pity  and  spare  offenders;  unwilling  to  punish. 
 
  The  Lord,  the  Lord  God,  merciful  and  gracious.  --Ex. 
  xxxiv  6. 
 
  Be  merciful,  great  duke,  to  men  of  mold.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Unwilling  to  give  pain;  compassionate. 
 
  A  merciful  man  will  be  merciful  to  his  beast.  --Old 
  Proverb. 
 
  Syn:  Compassionate;  tender;  humane;  gracious;  kind  mild; 
  clement;  benignant.  --  {Mer"ci*ful*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Mer"ci*ful*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mercifully 
  adv  1:  in  a  manner  that  may  be  cruel  but  avoids  suffering;  "we  more 
  mercifully  had  our  bouncing  betties  go  off  at  the 
  head" 
  2:  in  a  compassionate  manner;  "he  dealt  with  the  thief 
  mercifully"  [syn:  {with  mercy},  {showing  mercy}] 




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