mercifully

🇺🇸 /ˈmɜːrsɪfəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɜːsɪfəli/
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adverb
R

Fortunately, because the situation could have been worse.

Mercifully, the storm passed without causing any damage.

R

In a kind and gentle way.

The doctor treated the patient mercifully, trying to minimize their pain.

translation

adv. Fortunately, because the situation could have been worse.; In a kind and gentle way.