mercifully

adverb

mer·​ci·​ful·​ly ˈmər-si-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce mercifully (audio)
1
: in a merciful manner
2
: fortunately sense 2
mercifully we didn't have to attend the meeting

Examples of mercifully in a Sentence

His crimes have been dealt with mercifully. Mercifully, the professor always makes our tests easy.
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Their second-half performance against fourth-bottom Wolves at Anfield on Sunday was odd but familiar, a curious loss of composure that has cropped up a few times this season but, mercifully for them, has not actually cost them too many points yet. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Since the launch of the ID product family in 2019, VW has shifted more than 1.35 million ID EVs worldwide, many with the woeful haptic buttons customers have loathed, but which mercifully have now been binned. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2025 The rest of the monologue featured more topical nods than the remainder of the show, but was mercifully free from the pursuit of clapter. Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025 Loading your audio article The Jets’ disappointing 2024 season mercifully ended after Sunday’s game against the Dolphins. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mercifully

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mercifully was in the 14th century

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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercifully. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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