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mercifully

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mer·ci·ful  (mûrs-fl)
adj.
Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See Synonyms at humane.

merci·ful·ly adv.
merci·ful·ness n.
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Adv.1.mercifully - in a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully"
Translations
mercifully [ˈməːsɪfulɪ] advcon compasión (= fortunately); afortunadamente
mercifully [ˈməːsɪflɪ] advavec clémence (= fortunately); par bonheur, Dieu merci
mercifully [ˈməːsɪflɪ] merciful advglücklicherweise
mercifully [ˈməːsɪflɪ] advcon clemenza (= fortunately); per fortuna


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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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