† clementiousadj.
Obsolete.
Abounding in clemency; = clement adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > merciful
mild-hearteOE
orefulOE
mild-hearteda1200
merciablec1225
milcefulc1225
mildfulc1225
mildheartfulc1225
milthc1300
merciful1340
milfulc1425
sparingc1480
clement1483
misericordious1483
misericordc1485
undispiteous1598
misericorsa1600
remissful1603
clementious1632
society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > clement
clement1483
clementious1632
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1682) i. 34 The clementious Ile-ruling Lady of Trapundy in Sicilia.
1662 J. Chandler tr. F. M. van Helmont in tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike To Rdr. So clementious a sentence.
Derivatives
cleˈmentiously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] > mercifully
mercifullyc1390
merciably?a1425
misericordiallya1652
clementiously1662
clemently1664
society > authority > lack of strictness > [adverb] > clemently
clementiously1662
clemently1664
1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike To Unutterable Word I pray thee..that thou wouldest clementiously accept of this Book.
1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 146 Hoping the Lord would clementiously direct him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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