adjective
luck′i·er, luck′i·est- having good luck; fortunate
- happening or resulting fortunately: a lucky change
- believed to bring good luck: a lucky coin
lucky Idioms
get lucky
Slang to have sexual intercourse
adjective
- A person who wins the lottery is an example of someone who would be described as lucky.
- A penny that causes good things to happen is an example of a lucky penny.
- Getting a great job by chance is an example of a lucky break.
The definition of lucky is someone who has good fortune, something that brings good fortune, or something that results from good fortune and chance.
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adjective
luck·i·er, luck·i·est- Having or attended by good luck. See Synonyms at fortunate.
- Believed to bring good luck: hoped to draw a lucky number.
Related Forms:
- luck′i·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative luckier, superlative luckiest)
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Sentence Examples
- "Besides," Quinn interrupted, "If I tried to set Howie that far back we'd be lucky to get within twenty miles of New Bedford and a couple of days of the killing.
- We were lucky to get away from those dreadful vegetable people.
- Just consider you got lucky tonight.
- "Maybe we'll get lucky," Brennan said, but none of us believed it.
- "It's the Lucky Pup mine!" he announced.
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