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   Mer·ci·ful

   /ˈmərsəf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. showing or exercising mercy: "it was the will of a merciful God that all should be saved" Similar forgivingcompassionategraciouslenientclementpityingforbearinghumanemildsoftheartedtenderheartedkindkindlysympatheticpatienthumanitarianliberaleasygoingpermissivetolerantindulgentgenerousmagnanimousbeneficentbenignbenignantbenevolentOpposite mercilesscruel
   • ▪ (of an event) coming as a mercy; bringing someone relief from something unpleasant: "her death was a merciful release" Similar welcomeblessedacceptable

   Derivatives

   • 1. mercifulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • M

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   • E

     1

   • R

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   • C

     3

   • I

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   • F

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   • U

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   • L

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