hapless
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhæplɪs/
hapless
- 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.
- 1914, John Galsworthy, The Mob, act 1:
- Devoid of talent or skill.
- French: malheureux, infortuné, malchanceux
- German: unglückselig
- Italian: sfortunato
- Portuguese: azarado
- Russian: невезу́чий
- Spanish: infeliz, infortunado, desgraciado
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