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11merciful — adj. 1) merciful to 2) merciful to + inf. (it was merciful of her to offer help) * * * [ mɜːsɪf(ə)l] merciful to merciful to + inf. (it was merciful of her to offer help) …
12merciful — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sɪfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe God or a person in a position of authority as merciful, you mean that they show kindness and forgiveness to people. ...a merciful God... We can only hope the court is merciful. 2) ADJ GRADED If… …
13merciful — mer|ci|ful [ˈmə:sıfəl US ˈmə:r ] adj 1.) merciful death/end/release a death or end to something that seems fortunate because it ends someone s suffering ▪ I think my uncle s death was a merciful release for my poor aunt. 2.) being kind to people… …
14merciful — mer|ci|ful [ mɜrsıfl ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) showing kindness toward someone, even when other people might punish or be cruel to them: our merciful Lord 2. ) something that is merciful makes you feel grateful and lucky because it… …
15merciful — adjective 1 merciful death/end/release a death that seems fortunate because it ends someone s suffering or difficulty: The final whistle came as a merciful relief. 2 being kind to people and forgiving them rather than punishing them or being… …
16merciful — adjective 1) God is merciful Syn: forgiving, compassionate, clement, pitying, forbearing, lenient, humane, mild, kind, softhearted, tenderhearted, gracious, sympathetic, humanitarian, liberal, tolerant, indulgent …
17merciful — UK [ˈmɜː(r)sɪf(ə)l] / US [ˈmɜrsɪf(ə)l] adjective mainly literary 1) showing kindness towards someone, even when other people might punish or be cruel to them our merciful Lord 2) something that is merciful makes you feel grateful and lucky… …
18merciful — adjective Date: 14th century full of mercy ; compassionate < a merciful ruler >; also providing relief < a merciful end > • mercifulness noun …
19merciful — mercifully, adv. mercifulness, n. /merr si feuhl/, adj. full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God. [1250 1300; ME; see MERCY, FUL] Syn. kind, clement, lenient, forgiving, benignant, tender,… …
20merciful — adjective showing mercy The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence. Ant: merciless, cruel …
