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Word entry · 5 letters

lucky

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"Having good fortune"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈlʌki/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ckluyStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Fortunate or having good luck.

Word origin

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

Used in a sentence

  • a lucky adventurer
  • The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
  • I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.

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