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mercifully

How many syllables in mercifully?

  4 syllables

Divide mercifully into syllables:   mer-ci-ful-ly
Stressed syllable in mercifully:   mer-ci-ful-ly
How to say mercifully:

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Synonyms for mercifully


3 syllables
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