Meaning & use
Mercifully
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In a way that shows kindness or forgiveness, or fortunately in a way that avoids further suffering.
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The rain, mercifully, stopped just before the ceremony began.
She treated the defeated team mercifully, refusing to gloat.
A note on using this word
Often used as a sentence adverb at the start of a clause to signal relief, as in 'Mercifully, no one was hurt.'
Words with a similar meaning
fortunatelycompassionately
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Words with an opposite meaning
cruellymercilessly
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