Luckier vs Suckier - What's the difference?
luckier | suckier |
(lucky)
Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate.
(sucky)
(slang) Being something which sucks, which is unpleasant or lacks value.
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A pacifier.
As adjectives the difference between luckier and suckier
is that luckier is (lucky) while suckier is (sucky).luckier
English
Adjective
(head)lucky
English
Adjective
(er)- a lucky adventurer
- The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
- a lucky mistake
- a lucky cast
- a lucky hour
Quotations
* 1989 , Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”, The Little Mermaid , Walt Disney Feature Animation *: They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fateSynonyms
* (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitousDerived terms
* get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so luckysuckier
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Adjective
(head)sucky
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Adjective
(er)- That comedian was pretty sucky on TV last night.
- My mother-in-law. Who's (SIC) isn't sucky', you ask? Mine's exceedingly ' sucky . More than average I'd say. She tries to turn my wife and kids against me...