Meaning | showing or giving mercy. |
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Examples | - "sought merciful treatment for the captives"
- "a merciful god"
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See also | clement | (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy |
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compassionate | showing or having compassion / compassion |
humane | marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering |
kind | Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature |
soft | Compassionate and kind |
Opposite | merciless, unmerciful | Having or showing no mercy |
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Spanish | clemente, compasivo, misericordiosa, misericordioso |
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Nouns | mercifulness | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
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mercifulness | the feeling that motivates compassion |
Adverbs | mercifully | in a compassionate manner |
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