hapless
adjective
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
haplessly
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a word derived from
hapless.
Example Sentences
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Just as I haplessly accepted my fate days before the wedding, the flying public may have already missed its chance to break the cycle.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2025
“Not my department, of course,” he replies, haplessly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
I am certainly happy that my generation has haplessly stumbled upon such amazing artists, all while imbibing the Kool-Aid of some pretty A-1 television shows and films.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023
All the things that are about to unfold session by session, hour by hour, as our lives haplessly try to move alongside it.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
In the field the wounded flying machine bounced haplessly over the unmown grass for thirty yards.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
