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merciful

/ merciful /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
used conventionally of royalty and high nobility
"our merciful king"
Similar:
gracious
adjective Sense 2
showing or giving mercy
"sought merciful treatment for the captives"
"a merciful god"
Similar:
compassionate
Opposites:
merciless unmerciful
See also:
clement compassionate humane kind soft
adjective satellite Sense 3
characterized by mercy, and compassion
"compassionate toward disadvantaged people"
"kind to animals"
"a humane judge"
Similar:
humane
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
4
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

gracious compassionate merciless unmerciful humane