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Mercifully

//ˈmɝ.sɪf(.ə)li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a merciful manner.
  2. 2
    Thankfully.

    "The whole Planet of the Apes set-up has been ripe for metaphor – from slavery and Afro-American revolution to European conquest of the Americas, even the war on terror. But mercifully, there's no big subtext being troweled on here."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a merciful manner wordnet

Etymology

From merciful + -ly.

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