Luckily
['lʌkɪlɪ] or ['lʌkɪli]
Definition
(adv.) In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Fortunately, by good luck, as good luck would have it.
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Examples
- The Parrys and Sandersons luckily are coming tonight you know, and that will amuse her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Luckily this time there's nothing else going on that I know of--for of course some of us will have to go. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Luckily I had foreseen the risk I was taking---- So that you really didn't care----? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Luckily the strength of the piece did not depend upon him. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Colonel Forster is a sensible man, and will keep her out of any real mischief; and she is luckily too poor to be an object of prey to anybody. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I am not of a nature to be loved, and so far, luckily for myself, I have no wish to be so. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Luckily Sir Thomas was at hand. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Her duty is at his side; and luckily she seems always to have been blind to his private weaknesses. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- If I had not luckily thought of standing up with you I could not have got out of it. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Luckily, the beadwork parrot could not talk, but its creator could, and did, with as few pauses as possible. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Luckily Gerty Farish had wandered off to the next table, and they were alone. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And then, luckily, I caught Father Grady, and I've asked him in to speak to them, and dissuade them from going off in a body. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But there--you're not a Spicer, young man; luckily for you and for May. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Luckily, the boilers were unharmed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Luckily there is no distinction of dress nowadays to tell tales, but--but--but Yours affectionately. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Luckily the punt drifted so that he could catch hold of a willow bough, and pull it to the island. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But luckily he hadn't to deal with the people he supposed, Bella, my dear! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But, luckily, he came back again in ten minutes' time, and then we all set out. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Luckily it opens like a door. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Luckily everybody was going away. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Luckily, Mr. Thornton found a tenant for it. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She came alone, early on Sunday afternoon; luckily the fire was lit in the drawing-room. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I'm not going till later on: luckily for the convenience of your family, he continued, taking base refuge in sarcasm. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Luckily, however, one of the battery wires was wound about the motor shaft and thus disconnected the current. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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