thankfully

UK: /ˈθæŋkfʊli/

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thankfully / ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ/ adverb

1. showing gratitude or appreciation
2. fortunately: thankfully she was not injured

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

thank•ful /ˈθæŋkfəl/   adj. 

1. feeling or showing thanks:
   She was thankful for her job.

thank•ful•ly, adv. 
thank•ful•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

thank•ful  (thangk′fəl), adj. 

1. feeling or expressing gratitude;
   appreciative.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English thancful. See thank, -ful

thank′ful•ly, adv. 
thank′ful•ness, n. 
Synonyms

beholden, obliged. See grateful.