luckless
pronunciation
How to pronounce luckless in British English: UK [ˈlʌkləs]
How to pronounce luckless in American English: US [ˈlʌklɪs]
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- Adjective:
- having or bringing misfortune
Word Origin
- luckless (adj.)
- 1560s, from luck (n.) + -less. Related: Lucklessly; lucklessness.
Example
- 1. The luckless adventure made earnshaw furious .
- 2. Kim jong il may be preparing to hand his luckless country over to his luckless son
- 3. This trip of ours , so far , has been singularly luckless .
- 4. The luckless honda team must be wondering just what they have to do to change their fortunes after another bitterly disappointing race performance in imola .