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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thankfully, gratefullyadverb

    in a thankful manner; with thanks

    "he accepted thankfully my apologies"

  2. thankfullyadverb

    let us be thankful that

    "thankfully he didn't come to the party"

Wiktionary

  1. thankfullyadverb

    In a thankful manner.

  2. thankfullyadverb

    Also used as a synonym of fortunately.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thankfullyadverb

    With lively and grateful sense of good received.

    Etymology: from thankful.

    Here is better than the open air; take it thankfully. William Shakespeare.

    If you have liv’d, take thankfully the past;
    Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last. Dryden.

    Out of gold how to draw as many distinct substances as I can separate from vitriol, I shall very thankfully learn. Boyle.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thankfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thankfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of thankfully in a Sentence

  1. Mykhailo Misha Golod:

    It's very devastating, but thankfully, they all have Wi-Fi and a source of internet, food, water, and I can still talk to them and make sure they're safe, and I know that once everything is over, I'll definitely bring them here to be with me.

  2. Goosehead CEOand co-founder Mark Jones:

    While we support our employees right to vote and express themselves politically, we do not condone violent or illegal acts. This one former employees actions are not reflective of our company culture or values, and we are disappointed with his behavior, thankfully, we have the cherished rights of assembly and free speech, but those rights do notand cannotextend to violence in any form.

  3. Pena Nieto:

    Our country has suffered the harmful effects of drug-linked organized crime. Thankfully, a new global consensus is gradually gathering steam in favor of a reform to the international drug regime, instead of criminalizing consumers, it will offer alternatives and opportunities.

  4. Scott Kirby:

    We won't get back to 100% until some time after people feel completely safe and COVID-19 will thankfully be in the rearview mirror.

  5. Cameron Lynch:

    While I was playing, I interned in the offseason. I made sure on my off days I did community service to build up that resume for when after I retired, being undrafted, I knew it could come at any day. Thankfully, I ended up at Visa, Silicon Valley, where we’re able to use my skills from on the field and bring them to the boardroom and also getting my MBA, getting that terminology down, going from one team to the other. The playbook is different going from the Rams to the Buccaneers. So going from the field to the boardroom, the playbook is different. So I got my MBA to get knowledge, to get educated and to apply those skills at Visa.

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