Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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merciful | No | Yes | No | No |
mercifulness | Yes | No | No | No |
merciful (noun) | mercifulness (noun) |
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | |
a disposition to be kind and forgiving | |
the feeling that motivates compassion |
merciful (adjective) | mercifulness (adjective) |
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showing or giving mercy | |
(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious |