luckless

[ luhk-lis ]

adjective

1. having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously:

   a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.

luckless

/ ˈlʌklɪs /

adjective

1. having no luck; unlucky

Derived Forms

• ˈlucklessness, noun
• ˈlucklessly, adverb

Other Words From

• luckless·ly adverb
• luckless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of luckless¹

First recorded in 1555–65; luck + -less

Example Sentences

Was there ever such a luckless airline as Malaysian Airlines?

From The Daily Beast

Born on July 7—a “luckless birthdate” associated with “many undefinable threats”—Devi seems fated for calamity.

From The Daily Beast

Does any member of the cheesy celebrity class get caught more often than the luckless Fergie?

From The Daily Beast

Would it have been restored, had the luckless speculator himself remained?

From Project Gutenberg

Hard was the struggle & therein waxed Hakon luckless; men fought from the prows and sterns, as the custom was in those times.

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The luckless orphan, anxious to avoid the terrible doom that was threatening him, rushed away in an opposite direction.

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A ladder was quickly procured, and the luckless orphan very shortly found himself a prisoner.

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Suddenly the mule, we know not from what cause, bolted from underneath, leaving the luckless orphan suspended.

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