Lucky \Luck"y\, a. [Compar. Luckier; superl. Luckiest.]
1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or
good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
" Lucky wight." --Spenser.
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2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or
unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a
lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.
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We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak.
Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "lucky":
advantageous, appropriate, auspicious, befitting, beneficial,
benign, benignant, blessed, blessed with luck, bright, charmed,
convenient, expedient, fair, favorable, favored, favoring,
felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, fortunate, full of promise,
golden, good, happy, in luck, meet, of good omen, of happy portent,
of promise, opportune, profitable, promising, propitious,
prosperous, providential, ripe, seasonable, sortable, suitable,
timely, well, well-timed
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Lucky \Luck"y\, a. [Compar. Luckier; superl. Luckiest.]
1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or
good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
`` Lucky wight.'' --Spenser.
2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or
unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a
lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.
We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak.
Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |