thankfully

adverb

thank·​ful·​ly ˈthaŋk-f(ə-)lē 

1

: in a thankful manner

spoke thankfully

2

: as makes one thankful

… graceless stadiums … thankfully going out of fashion …

—R. G. Echevarriá

thankfully, those opinions are advanced with graceful prose

—Ken Auletta

Examples of thankfully in a Sentence

The instructions were thankfully simple.

I always receive your calls thankfully.

Recent Examples on the Web

The category, thankfully, has expanded considerably beyond that. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Her slipper-like pair from The Row will run you five-figures, but thankfully, as the trend has grown in popularity, more affordable, similar styles are available on the market, like this very similar under-$100 pair from Nordstrom. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Most of the toiletries are in pump dispensers, thankfully, and not travel-size bottles. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Captain Dixon says thankfully things were much calmer on Monday compared to Sunday, when there were constant Mayday calls from a man overboard to a sinking vessel — even an explosion at a dock nearby as a boat was refueling. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1