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unlucky
un·luck·y U0094500 (ŭn-lŭk′ē)adj. un·luck·i·er, un·luck·i·est 1. Subjected to or marked by misfortune: unlucky at roulette; an unlucky day.2. Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious: It is considered unlucky to break a mirror. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
un·luck′i·ly adv.un·luck′i·ness n.unlucky (ʌnˈlʌkɪ) adj1. characterized by misfortune or failure: an unlucky person; an unlucky chance. 2. ill-omened; inauspicious: an unlucky date. 3. regrettable; disappointing4. dialect Brit causing trouble; mischievous unˈluckily adv unˈluckiness nun•luck•y (ʌnˈlʌk i)
adj. -luck•i•er, -luck•i•est. 1. (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated. 2. (of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous. [1520–30] un•luck′i•ly, adv. un•luck′i•ness, n. unlucky- dismal - Comes from French dies mali, "evil days," and first meant the 24 evil or unlucky days of the medieval calendar (two per month).
- infaust, infausting - Infaust is "unlucky" and infausting is "making unlucky."
- left-handed - Had a meaning of "unlucky" or "unseasonable."
- widdershins - Means "in a direction opposite of the usual one," but can also mean "unlucky."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"lucklessunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" | | 2. |  unlucky - marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescottill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, doomedunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
unluckyadjective1. unfortunate, unhappy, disastrous Argentina's unlucky defeat by Ireland
unfortunate happy, lucky, fortunate, favoured, blessed, prosperous miserable, unsuccessful, hapless, luckless, wretched2. ill-fated, doomed, inauspicious, ominous, untimely, unfavourable, cursed, ill-starred, ill-omened 13 was to prove an unlucky number.Quotations
"now and then"
"there is a person born"
"who is so unlucky"
"that he runs into accidents"
"which started to happen"
"to someone else" [Don Marquis archys life of mehitabel]unluckyadjective1. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune:hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, untoward.2. Portending future disaster:apocalyptic, apocalyptical, baneful, dire, direful, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave, hellfire, ominous, portentous.3. Disturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired results:disappointing, sorry.Translationsunlucky (anˈlaki) adjective not lucky or fortunate. I am unlucky – I never win at cards. 不幸的 不幸的unˈluckily adverb unfortunately. Unluckily he has hurt his hand and cannot play the piano. 令人遺憾地 令人遗憾地IdiomsSeelucky at cards, unlucky in loveAcronymsSeeULunlucky
Synonyms for unluckyadj unfortunateSynonyms- unfortunate
- unhappy
- disastrous
- miserable
- unsuccessful
- hapless
- luckless
- wretched
Antonyms- happy
- lucky
- fortunate
- favoured
- blessed
- prosperous
adj ill-fatedSynonyms- ill-fated
- doomed
- inauspicious
- ominous
- untimely
- unfavourable
- cursed
- ill-starred
- ill-omened
Synonyms for unluckyadj involving or undergoing chance misfortuneSynonyms- hapless
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- luckless
- star-crossed
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- untoward
adj portending future disasterSynonyms- apocalyptic
- apocalyptical
- baneful
- dire
- direful
- fateful
- fire-and-brimstone
- grave
- hellfire
- ominous
- portentous
adj disturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired resultsSynonymsSynonyms for unluckyadj having or bringing misfortuneSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj marked by or promising bad fortuneSynonyms- ill-fated
- ill-omened
- ill-starred
- doomed
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