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Definition of mercifully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mercifully

adverb
 
/ˈmɜːsɪfəli/
 
/ˈmɜːrsɪfəli/
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  1. used to show that you feel somebody/something is lucky because a situation could have been much worse synonym thankfully
    • Deaths from the disease are mercifully rare.
    • Mercifully, everyone arrived on time.
  2. in a kind way
    • He was treated mercifully.
See mercifully in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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