unlucky

adjective

un·lucky ˌən-ˈlə-kē

Synonyms of unlucky next

: marked by adversity or failure

an unlucky year

: likely to bring misfortune : inauspicious

an unlucky number

: having or meeting with misfortune

unlucky people

: producing dissatisfaction : regrettable

unluckiness

ˌən-ˈlə-kē-nəs

noun

Example Sentences

She was unlucky enough to get a flat tire on the way to her job interview. Some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. He thinks it's unlucky to have a black cat cross your path.

Recent Examples on the Web Pretty unlucky, but also very lucky. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023 The veteran jockey came West this summer for the first time and was a little underwhelming -- or maybe unlucky. —

Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Wouldn’t say Portland was unlucky. —

Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2023 Prescott has been objectively unlucky. —

Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023 Roberts pointed to some other unlucky moments for his team. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023 And those unlucky enough to fail to find the clandestine bugs still receive a collectible. —

Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 24 Mar. 2023 While all of that is going on, another group of unlucky victims are trapped in an underground sewer and forced to participate in sick games to make it out alive. —

Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023 And so, also, is the stretch of highway where Chigur dispassionately murders an unlucky driver; the victim is played by Chip Love, president of Marfa's only bank. —

A.a. Dowd, Chron, 10 Mar. 2023 See More

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