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Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.

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  1. a. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
  2. a. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
  3. adj. showing or giving mercy
  4. adj. (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
  5. 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6. Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. Shak. 2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Old Proverb. Syn. -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant. -- Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*ful*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. showing or giving mercy s. (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious