hapless
Use Hapless in a sentence
lɪs adjective
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
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hapless (ˈhæplɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| unfortunate; wretched | |
| 'haplessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'haplessness | |
| —n | |
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Hapless
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Example sentences
Some seek only money, preying on the hapless and uninformed.
Without spoiling the plot, the werewolves told me that the elves weren't exactly the hapless victims they appeared to be.
The hapless creature presumably drowns in his own tears, a finale that kids may find unsettling.
Tread silently round the hapless couch of the poor prostrate soul.
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