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

But with the Washington Commanders finally, mercifully arriving at a practice week that ends with a regular-season game, there are some issues discussed less frequently that could have an enormous impact on the season. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The 49ers’ preseason is mercifully over after the vast majority of players expected to contribute Week 1 sat out Thursday’s exhibition finale against the Las Vegas Raiders. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

As they’ve mercifully been decreased from six to four to three over the last 50 years, so have the prime directives. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Netflix has released the final season of Outer Banks, with season 5 mercifully not split in half and stretched over two months. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mercifully

• unmercifully