merciable

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adjective

merciful

Similar
merciedpitfulruthfulclementlenientmercifulpitifulrelentful
OriginOld French [Term?] →
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Meanings

adjectivemerciable (comparative more merciable, superlative most merciable)

comparative more merciable · superlative most merciable

  1. obsoletemerciful

    He is so meeke , wife , and merciable , And with his word his work is convenable

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: mercied, pitful, ruthful, clement, lenient, mercied, merciful, pitiful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemerciful

Similar
merciedpitfulruthfulclementlenientmerciedmercifulpitifulrelentfulruthfulsafe
Also see
clementlenientmerciedmercifulpitifulrelentfulruthful

Origin

  1. Old French[Term?]
  2. Englishmerciable

From Old French [Term?].

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APA

merciable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merciable

MLA

“merciable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merciable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merciable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merciable.

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