Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luckily

/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: luck-i-ly
IPA: /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

Example Sentences

"They luckily escaped injury."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lucky Middle English -ly English -ly English luckily From lucky + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/
British English: /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/

Inflected Forms

more luckily (comparative) most luckily (superlative)

Synonyms

fortunately fortuitously as luck would have it

Antonyms

unfortunately unluckily

Questions

How do you pronounce luckily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/.
What does luckily mean?: In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
Where does luckily come from?: Etymology tree English lucky Middle English -ly English -ly English luckily From lucky + -ly.

How to pronounce luckily

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