单词 | haplessly |
释义 | haplesslyadv. In a hapless manner; without luck or good fortune; unfortunately, unhappily. Cf. lucklessly adv. at luckless adj. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb] evil971 unsellyc1275 chancefully1303 wrother-heala1325 badlyc1325 illc1325 ungraciouslyc1330 unhappilyc1374 evil haila1400 infortunately1442 shame to saya1450 ill haila1500 unluckily1530 unfortunately1548 unluckly1573 bad1575 haplessly1582 disasterly1593 lucklessly1596 untowardly1649 misfortunatelya1686 askew1858 1582 J. Yates Castell of Courtesie 48 Losse of losse, that haplesly, vnto thy state may fall. 1604 M. Drayton Moyses i. 6 If ought it ayl'd or haplesly it cride. 1755 C. Charke Narr. Life 232 Half a Crown, to carry on the anatomical Business, we haplessly pursued. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. ix. 212 He, haplessly for himself, thought he had a grievance. 1912 D. Ferguson Castle Gay 191 A committee of patriotic gentlemen..took immediate steps to more fittingly mark the spot where a long illustrious line had so haplessly terminated. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Sept. c22/2 Fondant, Filigree and Frolic..sound like haplessly named sisters in a Southern Gothic novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1582 |
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