mercifully
/ˈmɜrsɪfəli/
adverb
- In a way that shows kindness or forgiveness, especially toward someone you have power over.
- The judge mercifully reduced the sentence because of the defendant's difficult past.
- The king mercifully spared the prisoner's life.
- She mercifully ended the argument by apologizing first.
- Used to express relief that something bad did not happen or was not as bad as it could have been.
- The flight was mercifully short, so I didn't get too bored.
- Mercifully, the storm passed without causing any damage.
- Mercifully, no one was hurt in the accident.
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