"thankfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more thankfully [comparative], most thankfully [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, equivalent to thankful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thankfully}} Middle English thankfully, {{inh|en|ang|þancfullīċe}} Old English þancfullīċe, {{suf|en|thankful|ly|id2=adverbial}} thankful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} thankfully (comparative more thankfully, superlative most thankfully)
  1. In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
    Sense id: en-thankfully-en-adv-exgK1An2
  2. (sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully. Tags: proscribed, sometimes Translations (fortunately): onneksi (Finnish), საბედნიეროდ (sabednierod) (Georgian), Gott sei Dank (German), glücklich (German), szerencsére (Hungarian), hál' istennek (Hungarian), fortunatamente (Italian), na szczęście (Polish), сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu) (Russian), tack och lov (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-thankfully-en-adv-9EW9BWOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'fortunately': 0 100

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