I. ˈləkē, -ki adjective
( often -er/-est )
Etymology: luck (I) + -y
1. : having luck : meeting with success : generally enjoying good fortune
lucky enough to get quarters in the town's most imposing edifice — Marquis James
lucky in having a lingo that hadn't yet settled into a literary language — Harold Rosenberg
those who are poorer, weaker, less lucky than oneself — J.C.Powys
2. : producing or resulting in good by chance : conducive to success : favorable
a lucky sudden combination of chance mutations — Theodosius Dobzhansky
regard a book-club choice as a lucky accident — John Baker
a lucky hour
3. : having a quality believed to produce good luck
considered a lucky dish to eat — American Guide Series: Louisiana
lucky coin
lucky star
4. chiefly Scotland : full , overfull , ample
Synonyms:
lucky , fortunate , happy , and providential can all signify meeting with a success that is unforeseen or is not the direct result of merit and can also apply to an action producing or something resulting from such success. lucky stresses almost exclusively the agency of chance
the lucky winner of a grand prize in a lottery
a lucky turn of the cards
the lucky day on which one wins a prize
a lucky ten dollars found in the rubbish heap
fortunate , often interchangeable with but occurring less in speech than lucky , often implies less a positive luck than an encouraging absence of common, pervasive mischance or the unexpected presence of extremely favorable circumstances, sometimes even suggesting the active intervention of a higher power
a fortunate turn of the cards
a business fortunate in its location
the fortunate day on which he made a good marriage
the fortunate winner of a scholarship
happy , in this connection, can signify being or bringing good fortune and a consequent joy
the happy faculty of learning from experience
the happy results of hard work
a happy choice of employees
providential , often interchangeable with lucky or fortunate , more often implies a good fortune resulting from the help or interference of providence
it was certainly most providential that I looked up at that instant, as the monster would probably, in less than a minute, have seized and dragged me into the river — William Bartram
a providential investment bringing good returns when most needed
II. adverb
Scotland : generously : too
it's lucky long
III. noun
( -es )
1.
a. : something that is lucky
b. : something kept to bring luck
2. slang Britain : escape , getaway
IV. noun
or luck·ie “
( plural luckies )
Etymology: probably from lucky (I)
Scotland : an old woman ; specifically : granny