thankful

[ thangk-fuhl ]

/ ˈθæŋk fəl /

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adjective

feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

Origin of thankful

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

SYNONYMS FOR thankful

beholden, obliged. See grateful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM thankful

thank·ful·ly, adverb thank·ful·ness, noun su·per·thank·ful, adjective su·per·thank·ful·ly, adverb

su·per·thank·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby thankful

thank one's lucky stars, thank you, thank-you, thank-you-ma'am, thankee, thankful, thankfully, thankless, thanks, thanks to, thanksgiver

Example sentences from the Web for thankfully

Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.

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Thankfully, his assistant knows these roads like the back of his hand.

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Thankfully, someone was there to capture this “jit going ham,” as the cameraman put it.

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While anti-Semitism in the United States is thankfully at all time lows, it was not always like this.

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Thankfully, Aquaman is there to save the situation and give her a pep talk, while she clutches a teddy bear.

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Seizing it thankfully, he stepped to the cashier's desk and presented both check and money.

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For myself, I should take the chance only too thankfully if it were to come.

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The offer was thankfully accepted, and an opportunity was soon afforded them of proving their efficiency.

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Thankfully he recognized that they would co-operate as they had originally intended.

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I most thankfully received your kind favor of the 26th, yesterday.

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British Dictionary definitions for thankfully (1 of 2)

thankfully

/ (ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ) /

adverb

showing gratitude or appreciation

informal fortunately thankfully she was not injured

usage for thankfully

The use of thankfully to mean fortunately was formerly considered incorrect by many people, but has now become acceptable in informal contexts

British Dictionary definitions for thankfully (2 of 2)

thankful

/ (ˈθæŋkfʊl) /

adjective

grateful and appreciative

Derived forms of thankful

thankfulness, noun

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