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1
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
- the unlucky campers had rain all week
- I'm so unlucky I don't bother to play the lottery
- an unlucky throw of the dice
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- blessed
- (also blest),
- favored,
- gifted,
- privileged
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2
of a kind to cause great distress
- the settlers made the unlucky decision to cross the dangerous mountain pass in the middle of winter
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“Unlucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlucky. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of unlucky was circa 1530
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