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Meaning of 'lucky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lucky [ superl.]
- Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
- Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.

Meaning of 'lucky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lucky [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having or bringing good fortune
Example in sentence:
  • a lucky man;
  • my lucky day
2 . lucky [ s]
Meaning (2):
- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
Example in sentence:
  • a favorable time to ask for a raise;
  • a prosperous moment to make a decision;
  • lucky stars
Meaning (3):
- occurring by chance
Example in sentence:
  • a lucky escape;
  • a lucky guess

Nearby Words:

lucarne lucchese luce lucency lucent lucern lucernal lucernaria lucernarian lucernarida

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