Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mercifully

/ˈmɝ.sɪf.(ə.)li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: mer-ci-ful-ly
IPA: /ˈmɝ.sɪf.(ə.)li/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a merciful manner.

adv

Example Sentences

"The whole Planet of the Apes set-up has been ripe for metaphor – from slavery and Afro-American revolution to European conquest of the Americas, even the war on terror. But mercifully, there's no big subtext being troweled on here."
"The fruits of these kickstarted endeavors began to show in 1915, first in the deployment of a new range of depth charges. These were, mercifully, smaller than Jellicoe's "crushing hand of God" prototype, and, whilst practically just as lethal to submarines, they were significantly less risky to the launching ship, and could also be carried in larger numbers."

Etymology

Etymology tree English merciful Middle English -ly English -ly English mercifully From merciful + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɝ.sɪf.(ə.)li/
British English: /ˈmɜː.sɪf.(ə.)li/

Inflected Forms

more mercifully (comparative) most mercifully (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mercifully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɝ.sɪf.(ə.)li/.
What does mercifully mean?: In a merciful manner.
Where does mercifully come from?: Etymology tree English merciful Middle English -ly English -ly English mercifully From merciful + -ly.

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