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Merciful vs Thoughtful - What's the difference?

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Merciful is a related term of thoughtful.


As adjectives the difference between merciful and thoughtful

is that merciful is showing mercy while thoughtful is demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

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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    thoughtful

    English

    (wikipedia thoughtful)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
    • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
  • Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.

    • Antonyms

    * thoughtless

    Derived terms

    * thoughtfully * thoughtfulness