blessedly
4
5.2
- adverb
- /ˈblɛsɪdli/
:
afortunadamente
- Her fur was soft, her body blessedly warm.
- blessedly free
- blessedly cool
- blessedly warm
I'm sort of blessedly survive this terrible, terrible collision.
- I'm sort of blessedly survive this terrible, terrible collision.
Examples
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We rode the rest of the blessedly short trip in silence.
Blog text (32) -
My grandfather and father served our country but, blessedly, never saw active duty.
Blog text (11) -
The object in front of him was blessedly familiar.
Fiction book (2001) -
We had very limited internet and cell phone access, no TV, newspapers, and blessedly, no political news.
Blog text (13) -
And blessedly, there were no MPs in front of the old Victoria Inn.
Fiction book (2002) -
But thankfully, blessedly, your stupid pipe burst and saved the day.
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I'm just a blessedly sound sleeper.
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Human-guy relations had been blessedly peaceful.
Fiction book (1998) -
Blessedly, those months were largely a blur in his mind, marked by a few clear patches.
Fiction book (1998) -
He felt blessedly relieved after finishing his final exams.
Synonyms
425
2.5
By good luck, things turn out well
284
1.0
By good chance in a way that turns out well
131
1.6
To show relief or thanks when something worrying ends well
83
1.0
By good luck, a person or thing turns out well
18
2.0
In a way that shows you are thankful
16
4.8
In a kind way that shows forgiveness to someone in need
4
7.5
By lucky chance when something happens unexpectedly
1
8.8
In a way that seems like lucky help from above
Antonyms
How Fortunate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blessedly comes from the word bless, which once meant to make someone 'holy' or give them 'good luck'. So when something happens blessedly, it happens in a way that feels like a lucky, welcome relief.