Long and Merciful

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Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

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Merciful and long are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merciful" instead an adjective "Long".

Nearby Word: longed

Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Long and merciful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Long" instead an adjective "Merciful".

He considers it Serious Business - and for good reason; those who can't, or won't, fight don't usually last long and the forces of Good are no more merciful than the forces of Evil.

Source: Literature / Dark Heart High
The Persians were generally a merciful lot as imperial powers go, usually letting you run things the way you always had so long as you didn't rebel and paid your taxes on time.

Source: Death of a Thousand Cuts aka: Death By A Thousand Cuts
Furthermore, a vampire in this setting can't feed on humans and be merciful, as their bite contains venom that's agonizingly painful as long as it remains in the system (i.e., as long as the human still has blood).

Source: Sliding Scale of Vampire Friendliness

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