luckily

UK: /ˈlʌkɪli/ US: /ˈlʌkəli/ ,(luk′ə lē)

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luck•i•ly  (luk′ə lē), adv. 

1. by good luck;
   fortunately:
   Luckily we had enough money.

• lucky + -ly 1520–30

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luck•y¹ /ˈlʌki/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. having good luck; fortunate:
   That was my lucky day.
2. happening by good fortune:
   a lucky accident.
3. believed to bring good luck:
   a lucky penny.

luck•i•ly /ˈlʌkəli/  adv. 
luck•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

luck•y¹  (luk′ē), adj., luck•i•er, luck•i•est. 

1. having or marked by good luck;
   fortunate:
   That was my lucky day.
2. happening fortunately:
   a lucky accident.
3. bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so:
   a lucky penny.

• luck + -y¹ 1495–1505

luck′i•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. favored. See fortunate. 
• 3. auspicious, propitious, favorable.

Antonyms

• 1. unfortunate.

luck•y²  (luk′ē), n., pl. luck•ies. [Scot.]

1. Scottish Terms, Sex and Gender a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, esp. a grandmother;
   granny.
2. Scottish Terms, Sex and Gender a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.

Also, luckie. 

• luck + -y² 1710–20