UNLUCKY

doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott

unlucky, luckless

(adjective) having or bringing misfortune; ā€œFriday the 13th is an unlucky dateā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)

Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.

Inauspicious.

Having ill luck.

Bringing ill luck.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*luck"y, a.

1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.

Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.

2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.

3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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