What does Luckily mean?
Definitions for Luckily
ˈlʌk ə liluck·i·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Luckily.
Princeton's WordNet
fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have itadverb
by good fortune
"fortunately the weather was good"
Wiktionary
luckilyadverb
In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
They luckily escaped injury.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Luckilyadverb
Fortunately; by good hap.
Etymology: from lucky.
It is the pencil thrown luckily full upon the horse’s mouth, to express the foam, which the painter with all his skill could not form. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
It happens luckily for the establishment of a new race of kings upon the British throne, that the first of this royal line has all high qualifications. Addison.
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luckily
Luckily is an adverb that describes something happening by good fortune or chance, often resulting in a positive or beneficial outcome. It implies that the result was not guaranteed and could have easily turned out differently.
Webster Dictionary
Luckilyadverb
in a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury
Etymology: [From Lucky.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Luckily in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Luckily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Luckily in a Sentence
I think so much of my fear of moving out of Los Angeles was that my career was there and that I would never work again or something like that, and, you know, I think this has all taught us that Zoom certainly can be a very powerful tool. And we can, you know, very luckily for me, get to continue to work from here, and I get to live near my dad, which I haven't lived here( near) my dad in a really long time.
We then tried the more sensitive MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Because the signal was intermittent, we observed it for 15 minutes every few weeks, hoping that we would see it again, luckily, the signal returned, but we found that the behaviour of the source was dramatically different -- the source disappeared in a single day, even though it had lasted for weeks in our previous ASKAP observations.
We have a number of patients like him, luckily that number is beginning to increase over time as we become more intelligent about the way that we treat these tumors.
That's a clear, absolutely 100 % red card. Very often you can not see clearly or whatever but in this situation, if Andy Robertson's foot is on the ground, Andy Robertson.Immediately leg is broken, i think we all agree on that. But luckily for both, he was in the air. It's still a red card but the ref saw it differently.
It’s hot, but we’re just going to deal with it and get on with it, luckily coming from Australia we’re used to a high heat so I think everyone has to deal with it. The team that copes the best is going to go the furthest in this tournament.
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- afortunadamentCatalan, Valencian
- šťastněCzech
- yn, lwcus, ffodusWelsh
- lykkeligtDanish
- auf glückliche Weise, glücklich, mit GlückGerman
- por suerte, dichosamente, afortunadamenteSpanish
- onneksiFinnish
- lukkuligaFaroese
- heureusementFrench
- ádhúil, goIrish
- בכי טובHebrew
- untunglahIndonesian
- hamingjusamlegaIcelandic
- fortunatamenteItalian
- fēlīciterLatin
- gelukkigDutch
- lykkeligNorwegian
- szczęśliwiePolish
- por sorte, felizmentePortuguese
- к счастью, по счастливой случайностиRussian
- našťastieSlovak
- lyckligt, lyckligtvisSwedish
- خوش قسمتی سےUrdu
- 幸运的是Chinese
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