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luckilyluck‧i‧ly /ˈlʌkəli/ ●●○ S3 adverb   - Luckily, no one was injured in the accident.
- And luckily for me, it's worked out.
- I most luckily found a room in West Hampstead.
- My captor found no reply to this, but luckily a Monster Fish Maiden spoke up for him.
- Shakur has charisma, and, luckily, the less thankless role: at least his character has a vestige of scruples.
- Then, luckily, the jukebox was turned off and the live music started.
- They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself.
- They were the ugly Stones to the Osmonds' beautiful Beatles and, luckily, ugly was in.
a lucky thing that happens► lucky a lucky event happens because of good luck, and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: lucky guess/win/escape etc: · "How did you know he'd be there?" "It was a lucky guess."· Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.it is lucky (that): · ''It's lucky that you remembered about the passports," said Barry as they drove away. ► fortunate lucky - use this especially about something that happens which saves you from danger or serious trouble. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: it is fortunate (that): · It is extremely fortunate that there was no-one in the building when the bomb went off.fortunate for: · Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners. ► luckily/fortunately because of good luck - use this when something dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck: · I had forgotten my key, but luckily Ahmed was there and let me in.· Fortunately, there was no-one in the office when the fire started.luckily/fortunately for: · Luckily for us it didn't rain till the evening. ► it's a good thing also it's a good job British spoken say this when something lucky happens that saves you from experiencing problems or danger: it's a good thing (that): · It's a good thing I brought my camera.· It's a good job you didn't scream. ► a stroke of luck something lucky that happens to you very unexpectedly and saves you from a difficult or inconvenient situation: · My car had broken down opposite a garage, which was a real stroke of luck.· Here's a letter from my father with a cheque inside - isn't that a stroke of luck!it is a stroke of luck (that): · It was a stroke of luck that they'd just substituted their usual penalty taker. ► be your lucky day/night etc if it is your lucky day, night etc , you are lucky and something good happens then: · I have a feeling today's going to be my lucky day.· He kissed her again and then started up the car. Tonight was his lucky night. ► miraculous use this when something very dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck, in a way that is almost unbelievable: · A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.· The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.it is miraculous (that): · The emergency services said it was miraculous that no-one was seriously injured. ► fluke informal something very surprising that only happens because of luck, not because of your skill or planning: · I'll have to win more than once, otherwise people will think it was a fluke. adjectivelucky ≠ unluckylucklessnounluckadverbluckily ≠ unluckily [sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult SYN fortunately:  Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake.luckily for somebody Luckily for them, he braked in time. |