mercifully

mer·ci·ful  (mûrs-fl)

adj.

Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See Synonyms at humane.

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merci·ful·ly adv.

merci·ful·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

mercifully - in a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully"

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mercifully

adverb thankfully, happily, luckily, thank goodness Mercifully, a friend came to the rescue.

Translations

mercifully [ˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ] ADV

1. (= kindly) → con clemencia, con compasión

2. (= fortunately) → afortunadamente, gracias a Dios

mercifully [ˈmɜː^rsɪfʊli] adv

(= fortunately) → par bonheur, Dieu merci
It was a mercifully short conflict → Le conflit fut bref par bonheur., Le conflit fut bref Dieu merci.

(= compassionately) to act mercifully → montrer de la compassion, agir avec compassion

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