hapless
adjective
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
haplessly
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a word derived from
hapless.
Example Sentences
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But what we should really take away from the “killer rabbit” incident is not just the image of Carter haplessly swatting at a gregarious burrowing rodent.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2024
Most commentators spoke as if the network set out to deceive its viewers, who just haplessly fell for the lies.
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
As she haplessly misreads the townspeople she looks to for support, short chapters from many perspectives keep readers alternately laughing and gasping.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
“Hell Is Empty,” a film by the director Jo Shaffer about a girl who haplessly joins and eventually dismantles a remote cult, follows this tradition.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Driving past, my dad used to roll his eyes at the flocks of students haplessly jaywalking across Ellis Avenue, wondering how it was that such smart people had never learned to properly cross a street.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
