English adjective: merciful | |||
1. | merciful showing or giving mercy | ||
Samples | Sought merciful treatment for the captives. A merciful god. | ||
See also | clement, compassionate, humane, kind, soft | ||
Antonyms | merciless, unmerciful | ||
2. | merciful (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious | ||
Samples | Our merciful king. | ||
Similar | gracious | ||
Antonyms | ungracious | ||