fortunately

English

Etymology

fortunate + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/
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  • Hyphenation: for‧tu‧nate‧ly

Adverb

fortunately (comparative more fortunately, superlative most fortunately)

  1. In a fortunate manner. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
    Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.

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