mercifully

adverb

mer·​ci·​ful·​ly ˈmər-si-f(ə-)lē 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the highlights of the night was when Bridgerton took the Emmy for Outstanding Costumes and winner John Walter Glaser’s pants kept falling down (but not to his knees, mercifully). —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025

Even when Volpe struck out to mercifully end the inning, Ogasawara needed six pitches to do it. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

While Kurt Warner, Carson Palmer and Jake Plummer all produced tremendous moments (Warner and Palmer are in the Cardinals’ Ring of Honor), many Arizona quarterbacks have been one and, mercifully, done. —Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

The preseason, finally, mercifully and thankfully, is over. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mercifully

• unmercifully