LUCKLESS

unlucky, luckless

(adjective) having or bringing misfortune; “Friday the 13th is an unlucky date”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

luckless (comparative more luckless, superlative most luckless)

Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.

Without luck.

Source: Wiktionary


Luck"less, a.

Definition: Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. Dryden.

– Luck"less*ly, adv.

– Lock"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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