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merciful |
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]: merciful adj 1: showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" [ant: {merciless}] 2: characterized by mercy, and compassion; "compassionate toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane judge" [syn: {kind}] 3: used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our merciful king"
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