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mercifully |
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mercifully [ˈmɜːsɪfʊlɪ] adv
1. in a way that shows mercy; compassionately mercifully put down 2. (sentence modifier) fortunately; one is relieved to say that mercifully, all went well ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mercifully adverb thankfully, happily, luckily, thank goodness Mercifully, a friend came to the rescue. Translations mercifully adv act → barmherzig; treat sb → gnädig; (= fortunately) → glücklicherweise; his suffering was mercifully short → es war eine Gnade, dass er nicht lange leiden musste; the country is mercifully free from ethnic tensions → das Land ist glücklicherweise frei von ethnischen Spannungen mercifully [ˈmɜːsɪf/əlɪ] adv (act) → con clemenza, con misericordia; (fortunately) → per fortuna mercifully [ˈmɜːsɪf/əlɪ] adv (act) → con clemenza, con misericordia; (fortunately) → per fortuna How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They had mercifully allowed her to attend the funeral of Miserrimus Dexter--in the hope that the ceremony might avail to convince her of his death. Assisted the victim of the most horrible of all false imprisonments to escape; or cast loose on the wide world of London an unfortunate creature, whose actions it was my duty, and every man's duty, mercifully to control? Advocating therefore a VIA MEDIA, I would lay down no fixed or absolute line of demarcation; but at the period when the frame is just beginning to set, and when the Medical Board has reported that recovery is improbable, I would suggest that the Irregular offspring be painlessly and mercifully consumed. |
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