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merciful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'merciful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Merciful [ a.]
- Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
- Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.

Meaning of 'merciful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . merciful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- showing or giving mercy
Example in sentence:
  • a merciful god;
  • sought merciful treatment for the captives
2 . merciful [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
Example in sentence:
  • our merciful king