unlucky

  • 31unlucky — adjective (unluckier, unluckiest) having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck. Derivatives unluckily adverb unluckiness noun …

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  • 32unlucky — a. 1. Unfortunate, unsuccessful, luckless, ill starred, ill fated. 2. Inauspicious, ill omened. 3. Unhappy, miserable. 4. (Colloq.) Mischievous, waggish …

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  • 33unlucky — adj 1. luckless, out of luck, down on one s luck, hapless, unfortunate, Scot. donsie, Scot. warchancy, Inf. jinxed, cursed; born under an evil star, born under a bad sign, ill fated, ill starred, star crossed, ill omened, doomed; unsuccessful,… …

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  • 34unlucky — un·lucky …

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  • 35unlucky — [ʌnˈlʌki] adj 1) having bad luck 2) happening because of bad luck 3) believed to bring bad luck unluckily adv …

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  • 36unlucky — un•luck•y [[t]ʌnˈlʌk i[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1520–30 un•luck′i•ly, adv.… …

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  • 37unlucky — /ʌnˈlʌki/ (say un lukee) adjective not lucky; not having good luck; unfortunate or ill fated; not attended with good luck. –unluckily, adverb –unluckiness, noun …

  • 38unlucky —   Pōmaika i ole, pakalaki.   Also: paoa, niuaua, niuniu, pahulu; lolomū (rare).   See sayings, ole2, unele, mudhen …

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  • 39unlucky — adj. (unluckier, unluckiest) 1 not fortunate or successful. 2 wretched. 3 bringing bad luck. 4 ill judged. Derivatives: unluckily adv. unluckiness n …

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  • 40unlucky day — Synonyms and related words: Friday, Friday the thirteenth, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, bad time, book of fate, constellation, contretemps, cup, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, end, evil hour, fatality, fate, foredoom,… …

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