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merciful
English
Etymology
From Middle English merciful, mercyful, equivalent to mercy +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?s?fl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??s?fl?/
- Hyphenation: mer?ci?ful
Adjective
merciful (comparative more merciful, superlative most merciful)
- Showing mercy.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
Synonyms
- ruthful
Antonyms
- merciless
- cruel
Derived terms
- mercifulness
Translations
Anagrams
- crimeful
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permissive
English
Etymology
From French permissif
Adjective
permissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive)
- Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient
- (of a footpath) open to the public by permission of the landowner
- (biology) That allows the replication of viruses
- Antonym: nonpermissive
Related terms
- nonpermissive
- semipermissive
- permissive waste
- permissiveness
- permissively
Translations
Anagrams
- impressive
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.mi.siv/
- Rhymes: -iv
- Homophone: permissives
Adjective
permissive
- feminine singular of permissif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
permissive
- inflection of permissiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
permissive
- feminine plural of permissivo
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