mercifully

mercifully
[ʹmɜ:sıf(ə)lı] adv
1. милосердно; с состраданием, сочувственно
2. милостиво, благосклонно; благоприятно
3. мягко
4. к счастью

mercifully, he came in time - к счастью, он пришёл вовремя

we were mercifully spared the details - к счастью, нас не посвятили во все подробности


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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 — UK [ˈmɜː(r)sɪf(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈmɜrsɪfəlɪ] 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 …   English dictionary

  • 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


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