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lucky
English
Pronunciation
- l?k??, IPA(key): /?l?ki/
- Rhymes: -?ki
Etymology
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck +? -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, forntunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”).
Adjective
lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky)
- (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- Synonyms: fortunate, successful; see also Thesaurus:lucky
- Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
- Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, favorable, fortunate; see also Thesaurus:auspicious
Derived terms
Translations
lucky From the web:
- what lucky number today
- what lucky pokemon do
- what lucky charm was removed
- what lucky means
- what lucky numbers
- what lucky numbers to play
- what lucky color to wear today
- what lucky color for 2021
timely
English
Etymology
From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *t?ml?c (adj) and t?ml??e (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time +? -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?m?l?, IPA(key): /?ta?mli/
Adjective
timely (comparative timelier, superlative timeliest)
- Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
- Synonyms: on time, well-timed; see also Thesaurus:punctual
- Antonyms: ill-timed, late; see also Thesaurus:overdue
- Happening or appearing at the proper time.
- Synonyms: opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely
- Antonyms: inopportune, unseasonable; see also Thesaurus:untimely
- (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
timely (comparative more timely, superlative most timely)
- (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:
- ‘If I had been born more timely, he said, Rhaegar would have married me instead of Elia, and it would all have come out different.’
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:
- (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
- (law) In compliance with applicable time limits.
- 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama:
- On May 14, 1997, the jury convicted the defendant, who currently is serving a fifteen-month sentence. The defendant timely appeals.
- 2003, United States Supreme Court, Clay v. United States:
- […] § 2255's one-year limitation period starts to run when the time for seeking such review expires. Under this rule, Clay's § 2255 petition was timely filed.
- 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama:
See also
- seasonably
- tidely
Middle English
Adverb
timely
- Alternative form of tymely
timely From the web:
- what timely manner means
- what timely means
- what's timely manner
- what timely means in spanish
- what timely advice
- what's timely filing
- what's timely fashion
- what timely filing means
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