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un·luck·y
 unlucky
- pronunciation:
- uhn
luh
ki
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
unluckier, unluckiest |
| definition 1: |
marked by or involving ill fortune or bad luck.
an unlucky personan unlucky day- synonyms:
- hapless, luckless, unfortunate
- antonyms:
- fortunate, lucky
- similar words:
- cursed, doomed, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, poor, star-crossed, wretched
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| definition 2: |
likely to bring or indicating ill fortune.
an unlucky sign- synonyms:
- contrary, ill-fated, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpropitious
- antonyms:
- propitious
- similar words:
- adverse, ill, menacing, ominous, threatening, unfortunate, unhappy, untoward
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| related words: |
fatal |
| derivation: |
unluckily (adv.) |
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