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Definition of "luckless" []

  • Marked by, suffering, or promising lack of luck; unlucky. See Synonyms at unfortunate. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "luckless" in a sentence
  • "If they are going to match their achievement in Germany in 2006, that so called luckless streak is going to have to come to an end in Nelspruit."
  • " But of course it's like those emblems of "luckless" people — it shows the carin betweenbeing on the road and flipping over (and over and over)."
  • "  (Suddenly, I wonder if the word "luckless" was the outcome of a thesaurus search rather than a moment of inspiration.)  Moreover, if it's a matter of "hap" or "luck," why warn someone about what cannot be averted or foreseen?"