1 |
[ adverb ] in a manner that may be cruel but avoids suffering
Examples "we more mercifully had our bouncing betties go off at the head" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)Mercifully , it was still open . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)I seized the rack and made a western style flying mount just_in_time , one of my knees mercifully landing on my duffel_bag - and merely wrecking my camera , I was to discover later - my other knee landing on the slivery truck floor_boards and - but this is no medical_report . |
2 |
[ adverb ] in a compassionate manner
Synonyms Examples "he dealt with the thief mercifully" |
* |
|