THANKFULLY

thankfully

(adverb) let us be thankful that; “thankfully he didn’t come to the party”

thankfully, gratefully

(adverb) in a thankful manner; with thanks; “he accepted thankfully my apologies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

thankfully (comparative more thankfully, superlative most thankfully)

In a thankful manner; giving thanks.

(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.

Source: Wiktionary


THANKFUL

Thank"ful, a. Etym: [AS. Þancfull.]

1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.] Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. Herbert.

2. Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Ps. c. 4.

– Thank"ful*ly, adv.

– Thank"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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