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lucky

¹

[ luhk-ee ]

/ ˈlʌk i /

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adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.

having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.

happening fortunately: a lucky accident.

bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.

OTHER WORDS FOR lucky

3 auspicious, propitious, favorable.

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Origin of lucky

¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lucky

luck·i·ness, noun

Words nearby lucky

Lucknow, luck of the devil, luck of the draw, luck out, luckpenny, lucky, Lucky Country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, Lucretia

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lucky²

or luck·ie

[ luhk-ee ]

/ ˈlʌk i /

noun, plural luck·ies.Scot.

a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny.

a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.

Origin of lucky

²

First recorded in 1710–20; luck + -y²

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How to use lucky in a sentence

Or, as sometimes happens, when we get lucky and the environment is changed for us!
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I mean, a number of times an incredibly lucky thing happened.
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If we’re lucky enough, we will live long enough to do something with our life that will make an impact.
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It failed to explode, but U.S. officials knew they were lucky.
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The Syrians who arrived in Sicily this week are lucky to be alive.
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And I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to stay at Easter Elchies House, the spiritual home at The Macallan.
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Thank you for nothing, Reginald; however, I shall certainly take a dip in the lucky-bag at the Castle.
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He's a lucky beggar, Reginald, a very lucky beggar, and Warrender's daughter is more than he deserves.
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British Dictionary definitions for lucky

lucky

/ (ˈlʌkɪ) /

adjective luckier or luckiest

having or bringing good fortune

happening by chance, esp as desired

Derived forms of lucky

luckily, adverbluckiness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with lucky

lucky

see born under a lucky star; strike it rich (lucky); thank one's lucky stars.

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