See Also: merciful(dictionary)
merciful(dictionary)

merciful (iou)



merciful adjective. ME.
[from MERCY + -FUL.]
Having, feeling, or exercising mercy; characterized by mercy; compassionate; affording relief from misery etc.
Dryden God is infinitely merciful. G. K. Chesterton The world was growing more merciful and therefore no one would ever desire to kill. E. Pizzey When you get to my age, death really is a merciful release. J. Mortimer There was a merciful gap in Leslie's speech, into which the Chairman hurried to pour oil.
mercifully adverb (a) in a merciful manner; as a mercy, through (God's) mercy; (b) colloq. (modifying a sentence) it is a mercy (that), fortunately: ME.
mercifulness noun LME.