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Luckily vs Gladly - What's the difference?

luckily | gladly |

As adverbs the difference between luckily and gladly

is that luckily is in a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately while gladly is in a glad manner; happily.

luckily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
    • They luckily escaped injury.

    Antonyms

    * unfortunately * unluckily

    gladly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a glad manner; happily.
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

    • Derived terms

    * suffer fools gladly