unlucky
Americanadjective
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(of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
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(of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous.
adjective
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characterized by misfortune or failure
an unlucky person
an unlucky chance
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ill-omened; inauspicious
an unlucky date
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regrettable; disappointing
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dialect causing trouble; mischievous
Other Word Forms
- unluckily adverb
- unluckiness noun
Etymology
Origin of unlucky
Example Sentences
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Archer, who began by beating the bat four times in a maiden, was unlucky not to take a wicket early, which allowed Tim Seifert and Finn Allen to build a partnership of 64.
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Lucky for her, her husband, Mark, is a cop; unlucky for her, he’s played by Joel McHale.
That return has led many observers to feel Sesko is unlucky not to have made the starting XI for any of the six games Carrick has had at the helm.
From BBC
He was unlucky enough to hit a pothole on the same road twice, costing him £700.
From BBC
England's winning run had ended short of 13 and there was not much unlucky about it.
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