Mercifulness - definition, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɜːrsɪfəlnes|
Brit.
|ˈmɜːsɪfʊlnɪs|
noun
- the feeling that motivates compassion (syn: mercy)
- a disposition to be kind and forgiving (syn: mercy)
- a disposition to be kind and forgiving (syn: mercy)
in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (syn: clemency, mercy)Extra examples
He became less merciful to his enemies.
He died a quick and merciful death.
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