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"compassionate" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often merciful (8 letters).
Definitions
showing or having compassion
Used in a sentence
“The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate”
“As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell By looking pale, the wearer is not well,”
“He was by nature so exceedingly compassionate of anyone who seemed to be ill at ease […] that he shook hands with Mr. Micawber, at least half-a-dozen times in five minutes.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Soft toward others”13 letters
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