misfortunateadj.n.

Brit.

/mɪsˈfɔːtʃənət/,

/mɪsˈfɔːtjᵿnət/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/, Scottish English

/mɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and fortunate adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, fortunate adj.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + fortunate adj. Compare earlier misfortune n., misfortune v., and misfortuned adj. Compare also slightly later unfortunate adj. and n.

Chiefly Scottish.

A. adj.

Esp. of a person: unfortunate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective]

unseelyOE

ungraciousa1387

infortunatec1390

unhappy1390

haplessa1400

mischancefula1400

unfortunedc1403

infortuneda1413

maleurousa1460

infortunable?a1475

mal-infortunedc1475

unselc1480

mischanced1488

misadventurousa1500

unhap1509

misfortunate1510

mischancya1522

unuredc1525

maleureda1529

unlucky1530

unfortunate1548

luckless1563

unluckly1564

unfortunable1567

untoward1570

unable?1572

sinister1576

unsonsy1578

disaster1584

disastereda1586

disastrous1586

unweirdedc1590

wanhappy?1590

misbefallen1591

fortuneless1596

infelicious1598

misadventured1599

improsperous1602

untoward1632

unhandsome1640

ill-fated1715

donsie?1719

swarthy1756

infelicitous1835

bad luck1872

stiff1919

spooked1937

jinxed1972

1510 Roberte the Deuyll (1864) 219 Than myght I saye that fortune had sent A chaunce mysfortunate.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. iii. 70 Allace, the miserabill chance..Of kyngly honour sa mysfortunate.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 319/1 Mysfortunate.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 45 But what seeke I for misfortunate men,..seyng it is an harder matter..to finde out happie men?

?1573 L. Lloyd Pilgrimage of Princes f. 3^v Thus was the misfortunate end of so fortunate a beginning.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xix. 73 Harbours of retirement..to the Nobler sort of Persons who are..misfortunate in their affairs.

1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 11 The misfortunate Trader that fails.

1782 E. Blower George Bateman III. 21 But her's misfortunate in all her undertakings.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ix, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 197 ‘Married, Effie!’ exclaimed Jeanie—‘Misfortunate creature! and to that awfu' ——’.

1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature I. vi. 186 These arguments..do harm if the misfortunate critter is rubbed agin the grain.

1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs Gondies' Tea Pairty 23 It's verra misfortunate for the pairty.

1990 J. McGahern Amongst Women 4 McQuaid wasn't a bad sort but he was misfortunate with the drink.

2000 M. Keyes Sushi for Beginners lxv. 558 To lose one boyfriend to your friend is misfortunate, but to lose two is carelessness.

B. n.

An unfortunate person; (with the and plural agreement) unfortunate people as a class.

ΚΠ

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature II. ii. 168 An indifference and insensibility under misfortune encreases our concern for the misfortunate.

1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth III. iv. 98 Maligning the misfortunate.

1991 F. Weldon Darcy's Utopia (BNC) 61 Blacks, musicians and Jews, all victims of an oppressive society, were of the same family of misfortunates as himself.

Derivatives

misˈfortunately adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb]

evil971

unsellyc1275

chancefully1303

wrother-heala1325

badlyc1325

illc1325

ungraciouslyc1330

unhappilyc1374

evil haila1400

infortunately1442

shame to saya1450

ill haila1500

unluckily1530

unfortunately1548

unluckly1573

bad1575

haplessly1582

disasterly1593

lucklessly1596

untowardly1649

misfortunatelya1686

askew1858

a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 196 The same Van Gent,..behaved himselfe..more misfortunatlie for England that same summer.

a1758 J. Keith Fragm. of Mem. (1843) 71 We expected immediatly to have open'd the trenches, but very misfortunately we had no cannon.

1881 J. S. Blackie Lay Serm. viii. 246 One of those men of small notions,..who, when perched misfortunately on high places [etc.].

1986 L. Block When Sacred Gin Mill Closes (1987) iii. 29 Misfortunately his mother never got around to sewing a name tape in it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misfortunate
释义	misfortunateadj.n. Brit. /mɪsˈfɔːtʃənət/, /mɪsˈfɔːtjᵿnət/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/, Scottish English /mɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and fortunate adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, fortunate adj. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + fortunate adj. Compare earlier misfortune n., misfortune v., and misfortuned adj. Compare also slightly later unfortunate adj. and n. Chiefly Scottish. A. adj. Esp. of a person: unfortunate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] unseelyOE ungraciousa1387 infortunatec1390 unhappy1390 haplessa1400 mischancefula1400 unfortunedc1403 infortuneda1413 maleurousa1460 infortunable?a1475 mal-infortunedc1475 unselc1480 mischanced1488 misadventurousa1500 unhap1509 misfortunate1510 mischancya1522 unuredc1525 maleureda1529 unlucky1530 unfortunate1548 luckless1563 unluckly1564 unfortunable1567 untoward1570 unable?1572 sinister1576 unsonsy1578 disaster1584 disastereda1586 disastrous1586 unweirdedc1590 wanhappy?1590 misbefallen1591 fortuneless1596 infelicious1598 misadventured1599 improsperous1602 untoward1632 unhandsome1640 ill-fated1715 donsie?1719 swarthy1756 infelicitous1835 bad luck1872 stiff1919 spooked1937 jinxed1972 1510 Roberte the Deuyll (1864) 219 Than myght I saye that fortune had sent A chaunce mysfortunate. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. iii. 70 Allace, the miserabill chance..Of kyngly honour sa mysfortunate. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 319/1 Mysfortunate. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 45 But what seeke I for misfortunate men,..seyng it is an harder matter..to finde out happie men? ?1573 L. Lloyd Pilgrimage of Princes f. 3^v Thus was the misfortunate end of so fortunate a beginning. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xix. 73 Harbours of retirement..to the Nobler sort of Persons who are..misfortunate in their affairs. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 11 The misfortunate Trader that fails. 1782 E. Blower George Bateman III. 21 But her's misfortunate in all her undertakings. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ix, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 197 ‘Married, Effie!’ exclaimed Jeanie—‘Misfortunate creature! and to that awfu' ——’. 1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature I. vi. 186 These arguments..do harm if the misfortunate critter is rubbed agin the grain. 1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs Gondies' Tea Pairty 23 It's verra misfortunate for the pairty. 1990 J. McGahern Amongst Women 4 McQuaid wasn't a bad sort but he was misfortunate with the drink. 2000 M. Keyes Sushi for Beginners lxv. 558 To lose one boyfriend to your friend is misfortunate, but to lose two is carelessness. B. n. An unfortunate person; (with the and plural agreement) unfortunate people as a class. ΚΠ 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature II. ii. 168 An indifference and insensibility under misfortune encreases our concern for the misfortunate. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth III. iv. 98 Maligning the misfortunate. 1991 F. Weldon Darcy's Utopia (BNC) 61 Blacks, musicians and Jews, all victims of an oppressive society, were of the same family of misfortunates as himself. Derivatives misˈfortunately adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb] evil971 unsellyc1275 chancefully1303 wrother-heala1325 badlyc1325 illc1325 ungraciouslyc1330 unhappilyc1374 evil haila1400 infortunately1442 shame to saya1450 ill haila1500 unluckily1530 unfortunately1548 unluckly1573 bad1575 haplessly1582 disasterly1593 lucklessly1596 untowardly1649 misfortunatelya1686 askew1858 a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 196 The same Van Gent,..behaved himselfe..more misfortunatlie for England that same summer. a1758 J. Keith Fragm. of Mem. (1843) 71 We expected immediatly to have open'd the trenches, but very misfortunately we had no cannon. 1881 J. S. Blackie Lay Serm. viii. 246 One of those men of small notions,..who, when perched misfortunately on high places [etc.]. 1986 L. Block When Sacred Gin Mill Closes (1987) iii. 29 Misfortunately his mother never got around to sewing a name tape in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1510
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