Definitions for unlucky
ʌnˈlʌk iun·lucky

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unlucky, luckless(adj)

   having or bringing misfortune

   "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

2. doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky(adj)

   marked by or promising bad fortune

   "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unlucky(Adjective)

   unfortunate, marked by misfortune

   Etymology: From un- + lucky

2. unlucky(Adjective)

   inauspicious

   Etymology: From un- + lucky

3. unlucky(Adjective)

   having ill luck

   Etymology: From un- + lucky

4. unlucky(Adjective)

   bringing ill luck

   Etymology: From un- + lucky

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Unlucky(adj)

   not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game

2. Unlucky(adj)

   bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious

3. Unlucky(adj)

   mischievous; as, an unlucky wag

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Unlucky

   un-luk′i, adj. not lucky or fortunate: ill-omened.—adv. Unluck′ily, in an unlucky or unfortunate manner.—n. Unluck′iness, the state or quality of being unlucky or unfortunate.

How to pronounce unlucky?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlucky in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlucky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unlucky in a Sentence

1. Sudirman Said:

   There was no minister as unlucky as me, there were no other ministries where the minister is in prison, the secretary-general is in prison, the head of the oil and gas regulator is in prison and several members of the (parliament) energy commission are in prison.

2. Ryder Cup:

   You can wrap yourself up in cotton wool for the rest of your life if you want but having a little kickaround with your mates, I would have said 999 times out of 1,000 you are good, he got unlucky, it was just one of those situations that's caught him out. It was a freak accident but accidents happen.

3. Butler:

   Man is supreme lord and master Of his own ruin and disaster, Controls his fate, but nothing less In ordering his own happiness: For all his care and providence Is too feeble a defence To render it secure and certain Against the injuries of Fortune; And oft, in spite of all his wit, Is lost by one unlucky hit, And ruined with a circumstance, And mere punctilio of a chance.

4. Donald Trump:

   It certainly seems to be unlucky to attack me.

5. Brendan Shiller:

   He was the unlucky guy who happened to be the last one running from the scene, if he was shot in the back, that's unreasonable. If he was shot in the back and didn't have a gun, that's even more unreasonable.

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