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luckless
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luck·less  (lkls)
adj.
Marked by, suffering, or promising lack of luck; unlucky. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
luckless [ˈlʌklɪs]
adj
having no luck; unlucky
lucklessly  adv
lucklessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.luckless - having or bringing misfortuneluckless - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
unlucky
unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
luckless
adjective unlucky, unfortunate, unsuccessful, hapless, unhappy, disastrous, cursed, hopeless, jinxed, calamitous, ill-starred, star-crossed, unpropitious, ill-fated the luckless parent of an extremely difficult child
Translations
luckless [ˈlʌklɪs] ADJ → desdichado, desafortunado
luckless [ˈlʌkləs] adj
[person] → malchanceux/euse
[trip] → marqué(e) par la malchance
luckless
adj → glücklos; attempt also → erfolglos
luckless [ˈlʌklɪs] adj (liter) → sfortunato/a
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