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un lucky
un·luck·y
/
ʌnˈlʌk
i
/
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[
uhn-
luhk
-ee
]
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adjective,
un·luck·i·er,
un·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.
Origin:
1520–30;
un-
1
+
lucky
Related forms
un·luck·i·ly,
adverb
un·luck·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
hapless, unsuccessful, unfortunate, ill-omened.
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unlucky
(ʌnˈlʌkɪ)
—
adj
1.
characterized by misfortune or failure:
an unlucky person
;
an unlucky chance
2.
ill-omened; inauspicious:
an unlucky date
3.
regrettable; disappointing
4.
dialect
(
Brit
) causing trouble; mischievous
un'luckily
—
adv
un'luckiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
unlucky
1530, "marked by misfortune or failure," from
un-
(1) "not" + lucky (see
luck
). Cf. W.Fris. unlokkich, M.L.G. unluckich. Sense of "boding ill" is recorded from 1547; that of "having bad luck" is from 1552; that of "bringing bad luck" is from 1586.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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