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thankfully

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thank·ful  (thngkfl)
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.
2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.

thankful·ly adv.
thankful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.thankfully - in a thankful manner; with thanks; "he accepted thankfully my apologies"
2.thankfully - let us be thankful that; "thankfully he didn't come to the party"
Translations

thankfully [ˈθæŋkfəlɪ] adv (= gratefully) → con agradecimiento;
(with relief) → por suerte;
thankfully there were few victims → afortunadamente hubo pocas víctimas
thankfully [ˈθæŋkfəlɪ] thank advavec reconnaissance; avec soulagement (= fortunately); heureusement;
thankfully there were few victims → il y eut fort heureusement peu de victimes
thankfully [ˈθæŋkfəlɪ] thank advdankbar;
thankfully there were few victims thank → zum Glück gab es nur wenige Opfer
thankfully [ˈθænkfəlɪ] advcon riconoscenza; con sollievo;
thankfully there were few victims → grazie al cielo ci sono state poche vittime


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With Mr Blifil's consent therefore he wrote the next morning to Mr Western, acquainting him that his nephew had very thankfully and gladly received the proposal, and would be ready to wait on the young lady, whenever she should be pleased to accept his visit.
The remembrance of Rebecca was so vivid that their sister Aurelia's letter was something of a shock to the quiet, elderly spinsters of the brick house; for it said that Hannah could not possibly be spared for a few years yet, but that Rebecca would come as soon as she could be made ready; that the offer was most thankfully appreciated, and that the regular schooling and church privileges, as well as the influence of the Sawyer home, would doubtless be "the making of Rebecca"
Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to acquaint the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes.
 
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