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luckily Definition


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lucky
adj luckier, luckiest
    1. Having good fortune.
      Thesaurus: happy, charmed, favoured, blessed.
    2. Bringing good fortune.
      Thesaurus: happy, opportune, propitious, advantageous, auspicious.
    3. Happening by chance, especially when the outcome is advantageous.
      Example: It was lucky the weather was good
      Thesaurus: fortuitous, serendipitous.
Derivative: luckily
adverb
    Idiom: I should be so lucky (you, we etc should be so lucky!)
      ironic
      Emphasizing the improbability or undesirability of something happening
        Example: Him get a pay rise? He should be so lucky!
    Etymology: 16c.



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