hapless
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhæplɪs/
Adjective

hapless

  1. Very unlucky; ill-fated.
    • 1914, John Galsworthy, The Mob, act 1:
      My dear friend, are you to become that hapless kind of outcast, a champion of lost causes?
    • 2008, Harriet Barovick, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1869197-1,00.html Detroit The Lost Season]," Time, 31 Dec.:
      The hapless squad, which was outscored 517-268 in 2008, became the first in league history to go 0-16.
  2. Devoid of talent or skill.
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