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Merciful vs Impractical - What's the difference?

merciful | impractical |

As adjectives the difference between merciful and impractical

is that merciful is showing mercy while impractical is not practical; impracticable.

merciful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • showing mercy
  • * 1900', , 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.

    Antonyms

    * merciless * cruel

    Anagrams

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    impractical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not practical; impracticable.
  • *

    • Usage notes

    * Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.

    Antonyms

    * practical

    Derived terms

    * impracticality * impractically * impracticalness