Mercifully
/ˈmɜːrsɪfəli/
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- (adv.) In a manner showing mercy or compassion, often used to describe leniency in legal judgments or actions.
The judge mercifully reduced the sentence due to mitigating circumstances.
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Used primarily to describe the manner of judicial or administrative acts characterized by mercy; note its adverbial form modifying verbs of adjudication or enforcement.
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