Hellish and Merciful

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Hellish adjective - Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.

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Merciful is an antonym for hellish in atrocious topic.

Nearby Words: hell, hellishly

Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Hellish is an antonym for merciful.

Which would make her more of an all-merciful Messiah to liberate us from this hellish existence.

Source: WMG / Poison Oak Epileptic Trees

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