merciful

[US]/'mɜːsɪfʊl/
[UK]/'mɝsɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.kind-hearted
compassionate
forgiving

Example Sentences

is merciful to the repentant. inhumane

it was the will of a merciful God that all should be saved.

her death was a merciful release.

He is accounted a merciful man.

was merciful only when mercy was expedient.

the executioner's merciful dispatch of his victims.

sought merciful treatment for the captives.See Synonyms at humane

The merciful king saved the young officers from death.

Real-world Examples

36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Source: Bible (original version)

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 4

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Source: Bible (original version)

" The Machine has been most merciful."

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Others say what he is doing is merciful.

Source: Lai Shixiong Intermediate American English (Volume 1)

But there was nothing merciful about these decisions.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Clement is a Latin name, meaning " mild or merciful."

Source: The importance of English names.

" I hope your new god's a merciful one, brother" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

He recalled that the lion had been merciful to him then.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

" Lord Voldemort is merciful. I command my forces to retreat immediately. "

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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