luckless
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]luckless (comparative more luckless, superlative most luckless)
- Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
- The search party returned dejected from the luckless search.
- Without luck.
- 1976, Donald Fagen with Steely Dan, Don't Take Me Alive:
- Agents of the law, luckless pedestrian
- 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
Translations
[edit]unsuccessful in a failing manner
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without luck
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