MERCIFUL
\mˈɜːsɪfə͡l], \mˈɜːsɪfəl], \m_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_f_əl]\
Definitions of MERCIFUL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
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used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our merciful king"
By Princeton University
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showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
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used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our merciful king"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
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Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
By Oddity Software
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Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
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Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
By Noah Webster.
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Full of, or exercising, lenniency or compassion; tender-hearted; full of pity.
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Mercifully.
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Mercifulness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Mercifully.
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Mercifulness.
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Full of or exercising mercy: willing to pity and spare: compassionate: tender: humane.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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