MERCIFUL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • used conventionally of royalty and high nobility
   Usage Example(s)
   • our merciful king
   Similar To
   • gracious (what does gracious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • characterized by mercy, and compassion
   Synonym(s)
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • compassionate toward disadvantaged people
   • kind to animals
   • a humane judge
   Similar To
   • humane (what does humane mean?)
3. Meaning
   • showing or giving mercy
   Usage Example(s)
   • sought merciful treatment for the captives
   • a merciful god
   Antonym(s)
   • merciless (what does merciless mean?)
   • unmerciful (what does unmerciful mean?)
   Similar To
   • compassionate (what does compassionate mean?)
   See Also
   • clement (what does clement mean?)
   • compassionate (what does compassionate mean?)
   • humane (what does humane mean?)
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)