Merciful and Stonyhearted

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Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Stonyhearted is an antonym for merciful.

Stonyhearted adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: a less stonyhearted person would not have been so indifferent to the dying man's pleas for forgiveness

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Merciful is an antonym for stonyhearted.

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