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piedoso.

merciful (showing mercy)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/pi.eˈdo.zu/Brazil/pjeˈdo.zu/Brazil/pjɛˈdo.zu/Portugal[pjɛˈðo.zu]Portugal
  1. merciful (showing mercy)

    comparable
  2. merciful (prone to having mercy)

    comparable
Where this word comes from

With haplology from piedade (“piety”) + -oso. From Old Galician-Portuguese piedoso, piadoso.

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