Merciful

ahd-5
  • adjective. Full of mercy; compassionate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Possessing the attribute of mercy; exercising forbearance or pity; not revengeful or cruel; clement; compassionate; gracious.
  • Charaoterized by mercy; manifesting clemency or compassion; giving relief from danger, need, or suffering.
  • Synonyms Humane, Merciful (see humane), lenient, mild, tender-hearted.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of merciless.
  • adjective. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
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  • adjective. showing mercy
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. showing or giving mercy
  • adjective. (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
    • Word Usage
    "All my life I have heard him called merciful because he did not burn her as was his right!"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    cruel  implacable  merciless  relentless  unfeeling  
    Equivalent
    gracious  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    candid  compassionate  courageous  gracious  helpful  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accepting  all-knowing  all-powerful  all-seeing  all-wise  
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