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Meaning of 'unlucky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unlucky [ a.]
- Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.
- Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious.
- Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag.

Meaning of 'unlucky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unlucky [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having or bringing misfortune
Example in sentence:
  • Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
2 . unlucky [ s]
Meaning (2):
- marked by or promising bad fortune
Example in sentence:
  • an ill-fated business venture;
  • an ill-starred romance;
  • the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons;
  • their business venture was doomed from the start

Nearby Words:

unlabored unlace unlade unlaid unland unlap unlash unlatch unlatched unlatching

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