luckily

luckily
luckily (adv.) 1520s, from LUCKY (Cf. lucky) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (2).

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  • Luckily — Luck i*ly, adv. [From {Lucky}.] In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • luckily — [adv] happily by chance, favorably, fortuitously, fortunately, opportunely, propitiously, providentially; concepts 544,572 Ant. unhappily, unluckily …   New thesaurus

  • luckily — ► ADVERB ▪ it is fortunate that …   English terms dictionary

  • luckily — luck|i|ly S3 [ˈlʌkıli] adv [sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult = ↑fortunately ▪ Luckily the museum was not damaged by the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • luckily — luck|i|ly [ lʌkıli ] adverb * used for saying that something happens in a good or lucky way: FORTUNATELY: Luckily he escaped injury. luckily for someone: Luckily for me, they were driving to the same town …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • luckily — [[t]lʌ̱kɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with cl You add luckily to a statement to indicate that it is good that a particular thing happened or is the case because otherwise the situation would have been difficult or unpleasant. Luckily, we both love… …   English dictionary

  • luckily */ — UK [ˈlʌkɪlɪ] / US adverb used for saying that something happens in a good or lucky way Luckily he escaped injury. luckily for someone: Luckily for me, they were driving to the same town …   English dictionary

  • luckily — adverb Date: 1530 1. in a lucky manner 2. fortunately 2 < luckily, we were on time > Usage: see hopefully …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • luckily — /luk euh lee/, adv. by good luck; fortunately: Luckily we had enough money. [1520 30; LUCKY + LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • luckily — adverb In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. They luckily escaped injury. Ant: unfortunately, unluckily …   Wiktionary

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