thankfully
adverb/ˈθæŋkfəli/
Frequency rank: #5,396 most common English word
Meaning
used to express relief or gratitude that something good happened or something bad was avoided.
Example sentence
It was raining heavily, but thankfully we had brought our umbrellas.
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