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mercifully |
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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