Antonyms for merciful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mur-si-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr sɪ fəl


Definition of merciful

Origin :
  • mid-14c.; see mercy + -ful. Related: Mercifully.
  • adj kind, sparing
Example sentences :
  • He was merciful only when you paid for His mercy in advance.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • God will bless them, not because they have earned a reward, but because He is merciful and gracious.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • She had re-appeared; it was she herself who now sobbed and besought him to be tender and merciful.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Whatever this dreadful secret is, be merciful, and God will bless you!'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • She will put her hands together and pray you to be merciful.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • But, after all, fortune was merciful, and I was gone; the Major had summoned me--his brother had come.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • If there be Gods, they are merciful; but thou art a savage and unrelenting monster.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The laddie needs twa mithers, and the Merciful has gien him the twa!
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • Doubtless all that was a folly which merciful chances have spared me.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
  • Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father in heaven also is merciful.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce

Synonyms for merciful

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