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LUCKLESSLY
Etymology
Adverb
lucklessly (comparative more lucklessly, superlative most lucklessly)
In a luckless way.
Source: Wiktionary
LUCKLESS
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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