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unlucky

[uhn-luhk-ee] Origin

un·luck·y

[uhn-luhk-ee]
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

un·luck·i·ly, adverb
un·luck·i·ness, noun


hapless, unsuccessful, unfortunate, ill-omened.

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Unlucky is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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World English Dictionary
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

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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.
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