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merciful

merciful is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. Shak.
  2. 2.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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