"luckily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈlʌkɪli/, /ˈlʌkəli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-luckily.wav [US] Forms: more luckily [comparative], most luckily [superlative]
Etymology: From lucky + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lucky|ly|id2=adverbial}} lucky + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} luckily (comparative more luckily, superlative most luckily)
  1. In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. Translations (in a lucky manner): բարեբախտաբար (barebaxtabar) (Armenian), xoşbəxtlikdən (Azerbaijani), dre chañs (Breton), щастливо (štastlivo) (Bulgarian), за щастие (za štastie) (Bulgarian), afortunadament (Catalan), per sort (Catalan), 好彩 (hou² coi²) (Chinese Cantonese), šťastně (Czech), lykkeligt (Danish), gelukkig (Dutch), lukkuliga (Faroese), onneksi (Finnish), heureusement (French), glücklicherweise (German), auf glückliche Weise (German), mit Glück (German), zum Glück (German), בכי טוב (b'chi tov) (Hebrew), sem betur fer (Icelandic), go hádhúil (Irish), fortunatamente (Italian), meno male (Italian), fēlīciter (Latin), mokori (Maori), mokori anō (Maori), māringanui [interjection] (Maori), maringanui (Maori), chanceusement [Jersey] (Norman), par bounheur [Guernsey] (Norman), heldigvis (Norwegian Bokmål), lykkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), heldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk), szczęśliwie (Polish), na szczęście (Polish), całe szczęście (Polish), felizmente (Portuguese), por sorte (Portuguese), din fericire (Romanian), к сча́стью (k sčástʹju) (Russian), по счастливой случайности (po sčastlivoj slučajnosti) (Russian), našťastie (Slovak), afortunadamente (Spanish), por suerte (Spanish), por fortuna (Spanish), dichosamente (Spanish), menos mal (Spanish), lyckligtvis (Swedish), som tur är (Swedish), may (Vietnamese), may mắn (Vietnamese), yn ffodus (Welsh), yn lwcus (Welsh)

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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "glücklicherweise"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "całe szczęście"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "к сча́стью"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "našťastie"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "afortunadamente"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a lucky manner",
          "word": "som tur är"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "gelukkig"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "onneksi"
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      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "auf glückliche Weise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "mit Glück"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "zum Glück"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "word": "בכי טוב"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "sem betur fer"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "go hádhúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "fortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "meno male"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "fēlīciter"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "mokori"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "mokori anō"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "māringanui"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "heldigvis"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "lykkelig"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "heldigvis"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "szczęśliwie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "na szczęście"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "całe szczęście"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "por sorte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "din fericire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k sčástʹju",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "к сча́стью"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "po sčastlivoj slučajnosti",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "по счастливой случайности"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "našťastie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "afortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "por suerte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "por fortuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "dichosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "menos mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "lyckligtvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "som tur är"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "may"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "may mắn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "yn ffodus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in a lucky manner",
      "word": "yn lwcus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luckily"
}

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