hard-luck
hard–luck
adj \ˈhärd-ˌlək\Definition of HARD-LUCK
: marked by, relating to, or experiencing bad luck or difficulty <another loss for the team's hard–luck pitcher> <hard–luck stories>
See First Known Use of HARD-LUCK
1899
Related to HARD-LUCK
Synonyms: hapless, hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, snakebit (or snakebitten), star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy
Related Words: adverse, ill, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising, untoward; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous; accursed (or accurst), damned, doomed, tragic (also tragical)
Near Antonyms: blessed (also blest), favored, gifted, privileged; auspicious, fair, favorable, golden, promising, propitious
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