Generous and Merciful

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Generous adjective - Giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation.

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Merciful is a synonym for generous in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Merciful" instead an adjective "Generous".

Nearby Words: generosity, generously

Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Generous is a synonym for merciful in quality topic. Sometimes you can use "Generous" instead an adjective "Merciful", if it concerns topics such as kind, compassionate, patient.

So long as you treated your captive decently and ransomed them for an acceptable price, you would not only receive your ransom, you would be considered generous and merciful for doing so (rather than executing them).

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