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Luckily vs Mercifully - What's the difference?

luckily | mercifully |

As adverbs the difference between luckily and mercifully

is that luckily is in a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately while mercifully is in a merciful manner.

luckily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
    • They luckily escaped injury.

    Antonyms

    * unfortunately * unluckily

    mercifully

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a merciful manner.
  • thankfully
  • * 2014 , Steve Rose, " Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review", The Guardian , 1 July 2014:
    • The whole Planet of the Apes set-up has been ripe for metaphor – from slavery and Afro-American revolution to European conquest of the Americas, even the war on terror. But mercifully , there's no big subtext being troweled on here.