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[ mur-si-fuhl ] / ˈmɜr sɪ fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR merciful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God. Origin of mercifulMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at mercy, -ful SYNONYMS FOR mercifulkind, clement, lenient, forgiving, benignant, tender, sympathetic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR merciful ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR mercifulcruel, relentless. SEE ANTONYMS FOR merciful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM mercifulmer·ci·ful·ly, adverbmer·ci·ful·ness, nouno·ver·mer·ci·ful, adjectiveo·ver·mer·ci·ful·ly, adverb o·ver·mer·ci·ful·ness, noun Words nearby mercifulMercia, Mercian, merci beaucoup, Mercier, Mercier's bar, merciful, mercifully, merciless, Merckx, Mercosur, Mercouri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mercifulWhy is Putin feeling so merciful all of a sudden to his political enemies? Why Is Putin Pardoning His Political Enemies?|Anna Nemtsova|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST All Muslims assert that God is most merciful, most compassionate. My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque|Brad Gooch|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST I'd been so irrationally certain of merciful miracles; he was supposed to live forever. My Martha's Vineyard Close Encounter|Patricia J. Williams|August 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST So clement, so merciful, is that eagle who restrains his wrath. The Induna's Wife|Bertram Mitford
In the last writing of Thompson, he solemnly affirmed his belief in a "just and merciful God." The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous Oh, Father in heaven, so merciful to fathers on earth—my son, my son! The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins Can we believe that any such command was ever given by a merciful and intelligent God? Mistakes of Moses|Robert G. Ingersoll One said: "God has forbidden it;" the other, "God is merciful and forgiving." The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
British Dictionary definitions for merciful
adjectiveshowing or giving mercy; compassionate Derived forms of mercifulmercifulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mercifulhumanitarian, kindly, compassionate, charitable, lenient, forgiving, humane, gracious, beneficent, benign, bleeding heart, clement, condoning, easygoing, feeling, forbearing, generous, gentle, indulgent, liberal |