mischanceful

English

Etymology

From mischance +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈt͡ʃænsfəl/, /mɪsˈt͡ʃɑːnsfəl/

Adjective

mischanceful (comparative more mischanceful, superlative most mischanceful)

1. (dated) unlucky
   • 1918, Willa Sibert Cather, Ardessa:

     She believed herself indispensable, but she knew that in such a mischanceful world as this the very powers of darkness might rise to separate her from this pearl among jobs.

References

• “mischanceful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.