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thankfully

thankfully

5 1.2
In a way that shows you feel grateful
  • adverb
  • /ˈθæŋkfəlɪ/
translation icon : con agradecimiento
  • Thankfully, the weather was perfect for our picnic in the park.
  • nodded thankfully
  • answered thankfully
  • said thankfully

So the, you know, when you go into their office in New York, which we thankfully share, amazing.

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Examples

  • So I, I, I, I thankfully have lots of friends from all over the world, some from Arab countries.

  • I would not always have said that, but thankfully mistakes in the past can be great lessons for the future.

    Blog text (6)

  • And then I did a lot of self work and I fell in love again thankfully and it has taught me a lot.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • And now I feel so thankfully that you have been so good to me.

  • Well, thankfully, the room's taken care of.

    Wonka (2023)

  • His goal was to stay healthy long enough to be able to give the company to me... which he thankfully did.

    A Most Violent Year (2014)

  • Now working to a more 'reasonable' schedule, she is thankfully much better.

    Blog text (17)

  • And I just got a call yesterday from a client who thankfully, I've kept in touch with her.

  • For once, thankfully, his hunch was wrong.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So thankfully, in most British supermarkets at least, they have the convenience sandwich aisle directly at the front.

Synonyms

gratefully
vsthankfully
18 2.0

In a way that shows you are thankful

is an alternative adverb form with the same meaning
appreciatively
vsthankfully
4 3.8

Showing that you are thankful or that you like something

is focused on expressing thanks rather than noting value

Antonyms

ungratefully
6.1

In a way that does not show thanks

How Grateful

gratefully
18 2.0
thankfully
5 1.2

Surface Forms

thankfully positive
thankfullyer comparative
thankfullyest superlative

Morphology

thankfully = thankful (transparent) = thank + ful + ly

Standard derivation from the adjective 'thankful' with the adverbial suffix '-ly'; indicates manner ('in a thankful way').

Etymology

Thankfully comes from an old English word thanc meaning 'thought' or 'gratitude', and comes from the everyday verb thank. So to act thankfully is to do something 'with thanks' or in a grateful way.