She was bruised and cold, but mercifully unhurt.
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mercifully — forbearingly, tolerantly, clemently, leniently, indulgently (see under FORBEARING) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mercifully — ► ADVERB 1) in a merciful manner. 2) to one s great relief … English terms 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 — adv. Mercifully is used with these adjectives: ↑brief, ↑quick, ↑short Mercifully is used with these verbs: ↑spare … Collocations 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 — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a merciful manner 2. fortunately 2 < mercifully we didn t have to attend the meeting > … New Collegiate Dictionary
mercifully — mer|ci|ful|ly [ mɜrsıfəli ] adverb MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) used for showing that you are grateful that something has happened, because it has prevented or ended something bad: She was bruised and cold, but mercifully unhurt. 2. ) in a kind way, when … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mercifully — adverb fortunately or luckily, because a situation could have been much worse: Mercifully, I managed to stop the car just in time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mercifully — adv. 1 in a merciful manner. 2 (qualifying a whole sentence) fortunately (mercifully, the sun came out) … Useful english dictionary
mercifully adv — A million thanks, Monsieur, said Tom mercifully … English expressions
