merciful

a. அருளிரக்கமுடைய, இரக்கங்காட்டுகிற, தயையுள்ள, மன்னிக்குமியல்புடைய.

Synonyms

compassionate kindhearted clement gracious kind

Antonyms

pitiless unrelenting remorseless inexorable [see kind]

Mer"ci*ful, a. Etym: [Mercy + -ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6. Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. Shak. 2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Old Proverb. Syn. -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant. -- Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*ful*ness, n.

merciful - Similar Words

unmerciful mercify weariful merils gerful emeril numberful mercurify mercurial merciless