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.
ChatGPT
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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Numerology
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
It's definitely going to be tough logistically, for sure, luckily, I found out a couple of weeks ago that there was going to be a plane that goes from Eldora Dirt Derby to Watkins Glen with a couple of the spotters and whatnot. I assume I'm going to be the only driver doing both of them.
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.
Luckily, I work with really wonderful people, so when I explained to the group what I was doing, they were so supportive, cheering me on via Zoom, they hooted and hollered as we shored up the two appointment times.
Luckily I had the amazing support of the fans of The TV Show but also of my colleagues, the crew, several people who had been on The TV Show actually reached out to me and offered to speak up in my support if necessary. I ’m just so thankful and grateful to everyone.
He grabs the machete and pulls it out and swung at me, it [the knife] hit me right here in the face, but I ducked. Luckily I ducked a little bit, and he caught the side of my cheek.
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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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