Meaning & use

Fluky

adjective·Everyday

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Happening by chance rather than skill or planning; resulting from an unpredictable stroke of luck.

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It was a fluky goal that bounced off two defenders before crossing the line.

Winning the lottery twice seemed too fluky to be coincidence.

A note on using this word

Also spelled 'flukey'; derived from the noun 'fluke,' meaning an unlikely chance success.

Words with a similar meaning

luckyaccidental

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Words with an opposite meaning

deliberateplanned

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