Reverse Dictionary: MERCIFUL

ADJECTIVES
► CLEMENT merciful, lenient, kindly; mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority → 1483
► CLEMENTIOUS mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority; merciful, lenient, kindly towards those in one’s power → 1632 obs.
► ELEEMOSYNOUS compassionate, merciful → c1590 obs.
► MASSIFUL merciful → 1815 Amer. dial.
► MERCIABLE merciful, compassionate → a1225 obs.
► MILCEFUL merciful, gracious → c1225 obs.
► OREFUL honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate → 743-5 obs.
► REMISSFUL merciful, compassionate → 1603 obs.
► RUTHFUL full of compassion or pity; compassionate; merciful → c1225 arch.

NOUNS
► LENITY mildness, gentleness, mercifulness in disposition or behaviour → 1548
► MERCIMENT mercy; discretion → 1839 Sc.
► ORE grace, favour, mercy, pity, clemency → a1000 obs.

PHRASES
► SOFT FIRE MAKES SWEET MALT an admonition to be gentle or merciful → 1546

VERBS
► BEMERCY to treat with mercy, to show mercy to → 1640 obs.
► HOLLER CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle → 1859 US sl.
► HOLLER UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy → 1918 US sl.
► I-MILCE to have mercy upon; to pardon → c1000 obs.
► SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle → 1859 US sl.
► SAY UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy → 1918 US sl.
► TAKE PITYSAKE ON to have mercy on, to take pity on → 1952 Amer. dial.
► YELL CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle → 1859 US sl.