thankfully

Etymology

thankful +‎ -ly

Adverb

thankfully (comparative more thankfully, superlative most thankfully)

1. In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, London: A[ndrew] Millar, OCLC 928184292:

     I immediately offered my assistance to the unhappy person, who thankfully accepted it, and, putting himself under my conduct, begged me to convey him to some tavern, where he might send for a surgeon […]

2. fortunately.

   I was almost late for work, but thankfully there wasn't much traffic on the roads.