Lucky vs Flukey - What's the difference?
lucky | flukey |
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.
lucky
unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes
As adjectives the difference between lucky and flukey
is that lucky is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons while flukey is lucky.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 luckyflukey
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Alternative forms
* flukyAdjective
(head)- We would have got to Spain already if it wasn't for the flukey wind.