unlucky
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i 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.
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| —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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Unlucky
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example sentences
Thoughtful people in general as well as unlucky patients have been distressed by some of the effects of specialization.
If you're really unlucky, one or the other animal will have to go.
If you're unlucky, you may have known more than one.
But some investors, through uninformed or unlucky choices, could be faced with small or even negative rates of return.
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