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Mucky vs Lucky - What's the difference?

mucky | lucky |

As adjectives the difference between mucky and lucky

is that mucky is (colloquial) covered in muck while lucky is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune said of persons.

mucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (colloquial) Covered in muck.
  • (colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.

    • Quotations

    (covered in muck ): * 1991 : Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam-cleaning equipment may be needed. Ideal Home , South Bank Publishing group (obscene ): * 1992 : The mucky message carried the name of a constable at the top. — The Daily Mirror , Mirror Group Newspapers

    Derived terms

    * mucky pup

    lucky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
    • a lucky adventurer
    The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
  • Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate.
    • 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 fate

    Synonyms

    * (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitous

    Derived terms

    * get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so lucky