luck·y

1 [luhk-ee]
adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
1.
having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
2.
happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
3.
bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.
Origin:
1495–1505; luck + -y1

Related forms
luck·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. favored. See fortunate. 3. auspicious, propitious, favorable.

Antonyms
1. unfortunate.
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luck·y

2 [luhk-ee]
noun, plural luck·ies. Scot.
1.
a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny.
2.
a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.
Also, luckie.

Origin:
1710–20; luck + -y2

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lucky (ˈlʌkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , luckier, luckiest
1.  having or bringing good fortune
2.  happening by chance, esp as desired
 
'luckily
 
—adv
 
'luckiness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

lucky
c.1500, of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects;" from luck + -y (2). Related: Luckiest. Lucky break dates from 1938.
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Idioms & Phrases

lucky

see born under a lucky star; strike it rich (lucky); thank one's lucky stars.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Once ashore, some lucky beachcomber finds the sea nugget-lucky, because
  ambergris costs a small fortune.
So a presidential candidate is lucky to have fifteen seconds of unedited speech
  on the nightly news at the height of a campaign.
He wasn't no good that feller and you were lucky for to lose him.
Lucky for the students, they don't have to read them.
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