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adjective, un·luck·i·er, un·luck·i·est. (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
(of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous.
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Origin of unlucky First recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + lucky1
SYNONYMS FOR unlucky hapless, unsuccessful, unfortunate, ill-omened.
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OTHER WORDS FROM unlucky un·luck·i·ly, adverb un·luck·i·ness, noun Words nearby unlucky unloosen, unlovable, unloved, unlovely, unloving, unlucky , unmade, unmake, unman, unmanageable, unmanly
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The battalions which they approached scared them away by shouts, until the unlucky beasts knew not which way to turn.
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New Year's Day was a high day with them, and they had a great many lucky and unlucky days.
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From this unlucky country that was made when the devil spat.
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Before dawn the unlucky expedition returned to their quarters at Jacques Cartier.
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Among seamen she was rated an unlucky ship, and Lawrence was confidently expected to break the spell.
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British Dictionary definitions for unlucky adjective characterized by misfortune or failure an unlucky person ; an unlucky chance
ill-omened; inauspicious an unlucky date
regrettable; disappointing
British dialect causing trouble; mischievous
Derived forms of unlucky unluckily , adverb unluckiness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unlucky miserable, hapless, tragic, unhappy, luckless, afflicted, black, calamitous, cursed, dire, disastrous, ill-fated, inauspicious, ominous, star-crossed, unfavorable, unsuccessful, untimely, untoward, cataclysmic