A merciful man will be merciful to his beast.
Old Proverb.
Syn. -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement;
benignant.
-- Mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*ful*ness, n.
Mer"ci*fy (?), v. t. To pity. [Obs.] Spenser.
Mer"ci*less, a. Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of
animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless
tyrant; merciless waves.
The foe is merciless, and will not pity.
Shak.
Syn. -- Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; barbarous;
savage.
-- Mer"ci*less*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*less*ness, n.
Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um (?), n. [Mercuric + ammonium.] (Chem.) A radical
regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a
portion of the hydrogen.
Mer*cu"ri*al (?), a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F.
mercuriel.] 1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god
Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a
mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.
A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a fan.
Byron.
2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient
guideposts. [Obs.] Chillingworth.
3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence,
money-making; crafty.
The mercurial wand of commerce.
J. Q. Adams.
4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial
preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2.