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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

merciable en · ADJ

Etymology

From Old French [Term?].

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) merciful
    • 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most merciable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more merciable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

lenient · relentful · ruthful · safe · merciable · clement · merciful · mercied · pitiful · ruthful · mercied · pitful