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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To unlucky
Collins
World English Dictionary
unlucky (ʌnˈlʌkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
Cite This Source
00:10
Unlucky is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
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.
Etymonline
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
Cite This Source
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.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT