thankfully

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thankfully
    adv 1: in a thankful manner; with thanks; "he accepted
           thankfully my apologies" [syn: {thankfully},
           {gratefully}]
    2: let us be thankful that; "thankfully he didn't come to the
       party"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thankful \Thank"ful\, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.]
   1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.]
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            Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass
            That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well
            That washes what it shows.            --Herbert.
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   2. Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to
      acknowledge it; grateful.
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            Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. --Ps. c.
                                                  4.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Thank"ful*ly}, adv. --
      {Thank"ful*ness}, n.
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