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: in a lucky manner
2
: fortunately sense 2
luckily, we were on time
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The 15-time major champion winner was left to crawl out of the passenger side of the car, luckily unhurt.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The 15-time major champion winner was left to crawl out of the passenger side of the car, luckily unhurt.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Very quickly, luckily, I was elected to the board of the Academy.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
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luckily
adverb
luck·i·ly
ˈlək-ə-lē 
: by good luck
luckily no one was hurt
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