LUCKILY


Meaning of LUCKILY in English

luck ‧ i ‧ ly S3 /ˈlʌkəli, ˈlʌkɪli/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ lucky ≠ ↑ unlucky , ↑ luckless ; noun : ↑ luck ; adverb : ↑ luckily ≠ ↑ unluckily ]

[sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult SYN fortunately :

Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake.

luckily for somebody

Luckily for them, he braked in time.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.