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Definition mercifully in American English

mercifully adverb

adverb
/ˈmɜrsɪfəli/
1

used for showing that you are grateful that something has happened, because it has prevented or ended something bad

Example

She was bruised and cold, but mercifully unhurt.

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2

in a kind way, when other people might have been cruel

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Definition mercifully in American English