"fortunately" meaning in English

See fortunately in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɔrt͡ʃənɪtli/ [US], /ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/ [UK] Audio: en-us-fortunately.ogg [US]
Etymology: fortunate + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fortunate|ly}} fortunate + -ly
  1. Something good or lucky happened.
    Sense id: simple-fortunately-en-adv-R5vZcvgi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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