fortunately

[ fawr-chuh-nit-lee ]
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adverb
  1. it is fortunate that: The groceries cost more than I thought they would, but fortunately I had just enough money with me.

Origin of fortunately

1
First recorded in 1540–60; fortunate + -ly

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British Dictionary definitions for fortunately

fortunately

/ (ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ) /


adverb
  1. (sentence modifier) it is fortunate that; luckily

  2. in a fortunate manner

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