merciful
Definitions
Showing or exercising compassion or forgiveness.
Serving to alleviate suffering or distress.
Examples
The judge was merciful and gave the first-time offender a lighter sentence.
She prayed for a merciful end to her pet's long and painful illness.
Even in the heat of battle, the knight remained merciful toward his defeated foes.
Synonyms
compassionate forgiving lenient kind benevolent clement humane