Merciful

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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.

Synonyms: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant. Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. Mer"ci*ful*ness, n.