# luckier

/ˈɫəkiɝ/ (US) · /lˈʌkiɐ/ (UK) · CEFR A2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/luckier
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

with more good fortune than someone or something else. You use it to compare who has better luck.

For teachers: Enjoying or marked by greater good fortune than another person or thing. Comparative of 'lucky', formed with -ier.

## Examples

- She feels luckier with her old blue pen.
- After winning twice in a row, he feels luckier at this café than at home.
- Those who prepare carefully often seem luckier, since readiness turns small chances into larger gains over time.

## Pitfalls

- Not "more luckier than her" but "luckier than her" — Comparative already ends in -ier, so 'more' is not needed.

## Usage notes

- Comparative of 'lucky'; commonly followed by 'than' when making comparisons.

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