What is unwilling to give pain; compassionate. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Old Proverb. -- Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*ful*ness, n called?
merciful — Unwilling to give pain; compassionate. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Old Proverb. -- Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*ful*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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