luckless

adjective

luck·​less ˈləklə̇s 

: being without luck : generally unfortunate or unlucky : suffering extreme ill-fortune

the resting place of some luckless wanderer

—American Guide Series: California

the luckless enlisted man who has to go in and slug hand to hand

—P. J. Searles

the luckless candidate was a picture of depression

—S. H. Adams

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