luckless
[luhk-lis]
adjective
having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
Origin of luckless
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Contemporary Examples of luckless
Was there ever such a luckless airline as Malaysian Airlines?
Born on July 7—a “luckless birthdate” associated with “many undefinable threats”—Devi seems fated for calamity.
Does any member of the cheesy celebrity class get caught more often than the luckless Fergie?
Historical Examples of luckless
In theology, the state of a luckless mortal prenatally damned.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
I have, indeed, been the luckless victim of wayward follies; but, alas!
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
Mishap, desertion, and shipwreck pursued the luckless commander.
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
So the luckless Harold was hauled out of bed and given his sailing-orders.
The Golden AgeKenneth Grahame
From this extremity there is but one means of escape, and one alone, for the luckless prisoner.
The SportsmanXenophon
luckless
adjective
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