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Antonyms for merciful
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : mur-si-fuhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr sɪ fəl |
Definition of merciful
Origin :- mid-14c.; see mercy + -ful. Related: Mercifully.
- adj kind, sparing
- He was merciful only when you paid for His mercy in advance.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- God will bless them, not because they have earned a reward, but because He is merciful and gracious.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- She had re-appeared; it was she herself who now sobbed and besought him to be tender and merciful.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Whatever this dreadful secret is, be merciful, and God will bless you!'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- She will put her hands together and pray you to be merciful.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- But, after all, fortune was merciful, and I was gone; the Major had summoned me--his brother had come.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- If there be Gods, they are merciful; but thou art a savage and unrelenting monster.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- The laddie needs twa mithers, and the Merciful has gien him the twa!
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- Doubtless all that was a folly which merciful chances have spared me.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father in heaven also is merciful.
- Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce
Synonyms for merciful
- all heart
- beneficent
- benign
- benignant
- bleeding heart
- charitable
- clement
- compassionate
- condoning
- easygoing
- feeling
- forbearing
- forgiving
- generous
- gentle
- gracious
- heart in right place
- humane
- humanitarian
- indulgent
- kindly
- lenient
- liberal
- mild
- pardoning
- pitiful
- pitying
- soft
- softhearted
- sympathetic
- tender
- tenderhearted
- tolerant
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