MERCIFUL
merciful
(adjective) (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious; “our merciful king”
merciful
(adjective) showing or giving mercy; “sought merciful treatment for the captives”; “a merciful god”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
merciful (comparative more merciful, superlative most merciful)
showing mercy
Synonyms
• ruthful
Antonyms
• merciless
• cruel
Anagrams
• crimeful
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"ci*ful, a. Etym: [Mercy + -ful.]
1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and
spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6.
Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. Shak.
2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Old Proverb.
Syn.
– Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement;
benignant.
– Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv.
– Mer"ci*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition