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Definition of Lucky

1. Adjective. Occurring by chance. "A lucky guess"

2. Adjective. Having or bringing good fortune. "A lucky man"

3. Adjective. Presaging or likely to bring good luck. "A prosperous moment to make a decision"

Definition of Lucky

1. a. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.

Definition of Lucky

1. Adjective. Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons. ¹

2. Adjective. Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lucky

1. having good fortune [adj LUCKIER, LUCKIEST] : LUCKILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucky

luckier luckies luckiest luckily luckiness luckinesses lucking lucking in lucking out luckless

lucklessly lucklessness lucks lucks in lucks out lucky (current term) lucky break lucky breaks lucky charm lucky dip

lucky dips lucky loser lucky losers lucky proach lucmo lucotherapy lucrative lucratively lucrativeness lucrativenesses

Literary usage of Lucky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Luck or lucky Fenny. A trifle returned to a purchaser for good luck. A penny with a hole in it, supposed to ensure good luck. lucky. ..."

2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"I 'CANNY MOMENT, lucky FIT* From Chapter in, CANNY moment, lucky fit; Is the lady lighter yet ? Be it lad, or be it lass, Sign wi' cross, and Bain wi' mass. ..."

3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Yet whose parts and acquirements seem mere lucky hits ; Poet. Add. to Tytler. Some, lucky, find a flow'ry spot, For which they never toil d nor swat ; . ..."

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