v
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with mercy; show mercy to; milse.
n
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
adj
Lenient or merciful; charitable.
adj
(obsolete, rare) commiserating, pitying, lamentful
adj
(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity.
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
n
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
v
To pity; to show pity for.
v
To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.
n
A person who is indulged.
n
A management style in which the manager makes certain concessions to subordinates, rather than strictly enforcing every rule.
n
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
n
An act of being lenient.
n
leniency, mercy, forgiveness
n
Obsolete spelling of mercy [(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.]
adj
Tempered by mercy; merciful.
adj
Obsolete spelling of merciful [Showing mercy.]
v
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity.
n
(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
adj
Obsolete spelling of merciful [Showing mercy.]
v
(transitive, obsolete) To be merciful to; show clemency to; pardon.
n
(Christianity) The first part of the absolution service in the Roman Catholic liturgy, beginning "Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus" (may almighty God have mercy on you).
n
A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
n
(obsolete) An act of clemency; pity, mercy.
n
(law, obsolete) An amercement.
n
Alternative form of misericord [Relaxation of monastic rules.]
n
(obsolete, rare) obsequiousness
adj
Being too privileged; specifically, having more advantages or opportunities than others, especially when being regarded as undeserving or unworthy of such advantages and opportunities.
n
Mercy, compassion, pity.
adj
(obsolete) softhearted; yielding
adj
Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
n
An attempt to score points in a discussion by portraying oneself as a victim in need of sympathy (used with the verb "play").
v
To show compassion (towards).
adj
Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance.
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