adv
fortunately
FAW-chuh-niht-lee
adv
1
Used to introduce a piece of good luck.
"Fortunately, the storm passed before the game started."
How to Use Fortunately
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA way of saying "luckily" at the start of a sentence to highlight something good.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more fortunately comparative, most fortunately superlative
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_____, the storm passed before the game started.
Etymology
From fortunate plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.