mercifully
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of MERCIFULLY
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in a kind or merciful way
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His crimes have been dealt with mercifully.
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in a good or lucky way
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He makes movies that are mercifully free of violence. [=it is good that his movies do not have much violence]
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The lecture was mercifully brief. [=I was glad that the lecture was so brief]
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Mercifully, the professor always makes our tests easy.
