unluckyadjective [ often + to infinitive ]
uk/ʌnˈlʌk.i/us/ʌnˈlʌk.i/B1 not lucky:
The couple were unlucky enough to be in the hotel when the terrorist group struck.
More examples
- I don't believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.
- We had a lovely time in Scotland, but we were a bit unlucky with the weather.
- We got a parking ticket but Pat and Keith didn't, we were just unlucky.
- They were unlucky enough to be at the top of the mountain when the storm came over.
- Henman played well and he was unlucky to lose the match.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Good luck and bad luck
- a blessing in disguise idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- be a good idiom
- be bad luck on sb idiom
- be down on your luck idiom
- blessing
- favour
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- happenstance
- happily
- lap
- misadventure
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mixed blessing
- shame
- stroke
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unluckily
adverb uk/ʌnˈlʌk.əl.i/us/ʌnˈlʌk.əl.i/