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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 | ||
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