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(), a.[Mercy + -ful.] 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"cifully, adv. -- Mer"cifulness, n. スポンサード リンク
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