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FORTUNATELY
fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it
(adverb) by good fortune; “fortunately the weather was good”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
fortunately (comparative more fortunately, superlative most fortunately)
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
Synonyms
• (in a fortunate manner): auspiciously, luckily
• (it is fortunate that): happily, luckily, mercifully, thankfully
Source: Wiktionary
For"tu*nate*ly, adv.
Definition: In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
FORTUNATE
For"tu*nate, a. Etym: [L. fortunatus, p.p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]
1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
Syn.
– Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy.
– Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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