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mercifully

adverb mer·ci·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\

: in a kind or merciful way

: in a good or lucky way

Full Definition of MERCIFULLY

1
:  in a merciful manner
2
:  fortunately 2 <mercifully we didn't have to attend the meeting>
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First Known Use of MERCIFULLY

14th century

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