hapless
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.hap·less
adjective \ˈha-pləs\Definition of HAPLESS
See Examples of HAPLESS
- She plays the hapless heroine who is unlucky in love.
- <the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car>
First Known Use of HAPLESS
14th century
Related to HAPLESS
- Synonyms
- unlucky, hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, snakebit (or snakebitten), star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy
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