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Fortunately Moderate

Fortunately has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

by good fortune

"fortunately the weather was good"

2

In a fortunate manner.

"Fortunately, we arrived at the station just before the rain began to fall."

Related Terms
Antonyms
unluckily regrettably

Origin

Fortunately is formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the word fortunate. It entered English as an adverb derived directly from its adjective root without a significant shift in meaning over time.

Rhyming Words
ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely
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