luckless

[ luhk-lis ]
/ ˈlʌk lɪs /
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adjective

having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.

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Origin of luckless

First recorded in 1555–65; luck + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM luckless

luck·less·ly, adverbluck·less·ness, noun

Words nearby luckless

luck of the devil, luck of the draw, luck out, luckie, luckily, luckless, lucknow, luckpenny, lucky, lucky country, lucky dip
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Words related to luckless

unlucky, doomed, hapless, hopeless, ill-fated, stricken, unfortunate

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British Dictionary definitions for luckless

luckless
/ (ˈlʌklɪs) /

adjective

having no luck; unlucky

Derived forms of luckless

lucklessly, adverblucklessness, noun
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