- mercifully adv
- "A million thanks, Monsieur," said Tom mercifully.
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mercifully adv
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mercifully — adv. Mercifully is used with these adjectives: ↑brief, ↑quick, ↑short Mercifully is used with these verbs: ↑spare … Collocations dictionary
mercifully — adv. 1 in a merciful manner. 2 (qualifying a whole sentence) fortunately (mercifully, the sun came out) … Useful english dictionary
mercifully — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sɪfʊli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl, ADV adj, ADV with v (feelings) You can use mercifully to show that you are glad that something good has happened, or that something bad has not happened or has stopped. Mercifully, a friend came to the… … English dictionary
mercifully — mer|ci|ful|ly [ˈmə:sıfəli US ˈmə:r ] adv fortunately or luckily, because a situation could have been much worse ▪ Mercifully, I managed to stop the car just in time. ▪ The journey was mercifully brief … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mercifully — Merciful Mer ci*ful, a. [Mercy + ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of {merciless}. [1913 Webster] The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mercifully — mer·ci·ful·ly || mÉœrsɪfÊŠlɪ / mÉœËs adv. pityingly; compassionately; charitably; with mercy … English contemporary dictionary
mercifully — [ˈmɜːsɪf(ə)li] adv used for saying that you feel grateful and lucky that something bad has ended … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
merci — mercifully adv … English expressions
merciful — mercifully, adv. mercifulness, n. /merr si feuhl/, adj. full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God. [1250 1300; ME; see MERCY, FUL] Syn. kind, clement, lenient, forgiving, benignant, tender,… … Universalium
full adj — lobotomy n, mercifully adv, painfully adv, purposefully adv … English expressions
