unlucky
adjective
(of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
unluckiness
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a word derived from
unlucky.
Example Sentences
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“He’s sort of been a victim of circumstance — there’s been a little unluckiness in my view as far as watching some of the videos,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
Kimbrel’s underlying numbers hint at some unluckiness, as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
More specifically, only a few moments before Issa took to the stage, a distraught Molly had admitted to Issa that she fears her unluckiness with men might be because something's wrong with her.
From Salon ● May 16, 2020
Persistent unluckiness, low self-esteem and compensatory pomposity define the comic universe of “The Treasure,” Corneliu Porumboiu’s most recent film, for instance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2016
The idea of the unluckiness of giving out fire at the Kalends of January can be traced back to the eighth century when, as we saw in Chapter VI.,
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles
