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[ adjective ] showing or giving mercy
Examples "sought merciful treatment for the captives" "a merciful god" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)He knows that he is thinking_about action in_relation_to a future which can be perceived but dimly through a merciful fog . Related terms merciless compassionate soft kind humane compassionate clement |
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[ adjective ] used conventionally of royalty and high nobility
Examples "our merciful king" Related terms |
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