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hap⋅less

  [hap-lis]
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–adjective
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
Origin:
1560–70; hap 1 + -less

Related forms:
hap⋅less⋅ly, adverb
hap⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
miserable, woebegone, wretched, forlorn; pathetic, pitiable.
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hap·less   (hāp'lĭs)   
adj.  Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
hap'less·ly adv., hap'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Hapless

Hap"less\, a. Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid. --Dryden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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hapless 
"unfortunate," 1568, from hap (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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