merciful

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɝsɪfl̩/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/

Adjective

merciful

1. showing mercy
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     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.

Synonyms

• ruthful

Antonyms

• merciless
• cruel

Translations

• French: miséricordieux, indulgent, sensible
• German: gnädig, barmherzig
• Italian: misericordioso
• Portuguese: misericordioso
• Russian: милосе́рдный
• Spanish: misericordioso

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