Definitions for unlucky
ʌnˈlʌk iun·luck·y

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlucky, lucklessadjective

   having or bringing misfortune

   "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

2. doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unluckyadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unluckyadjective

   unfortunate, marked by misfortune

2. unluckyadjective

   inauspicious

3. unluckyadjective

   having ill luck

4. unluckyadjective

   bringing ill luck

5. Etymology: From un- + lucky

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unluckyadjective

   1. Unfortunate; producing unhappiness. This word is generally used of accidents slightly vexatious.

   You may make an experiment often, without meeting with any of those unlucky accidents which make such experiments miscarry. Boyle.

   2. Unhappy; miserable; subject to frequent misfortunes.

   Then shall I you recount a rueful case,
   Said he; the which with this unlucky eye
   I late beheld. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   3. Slightly mischievous; mischievously waggish.

   His friendship is counterfeit, seldome to trust;
   His doings unluckie, and ever unjust. Thomas Tusser.

   Why, cries an unlucky wag, a less bag might have served. Roger L'Estrange.

   A lad, th’ unluckiest of his crew,
   Was still contriving something bad, but new. King.

   4. Ill-omen’d; inauspicious.

   When I appear, see you avoid the place,
   And haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.

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1. unlucky

   Unlucky refers to experiencing or characterized by bad luck or unfortunate occurrences. It can also refer to someone or something that is deemed likely to bring misfortune or adversity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unluckyadjective

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

2. Unluckyadjective

   bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious

3. Unluckyadjective

   mischievous; as, an unlucky wag

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Margaret Mead:

   People in America, of course, live in all sorts of fashions, because they are foreigners, or unlucky, or depraved, or without ambition; people live like that, but Americans live in white detached houses with green shutters. Rigidly, blindly, the dream takes precedence.

4. Andre Burakovsky:

   I think I was creating before, too. I got chances but maybe a little bit unlucky, didn’t bounce my way, if you look at my goal, it hit the (defenseman’s) stick and went five-hole. Luck turned a little bit.

5. Robert Loeb:

   The court's decision effectively closes the federal courts to many prisoners with extremely serious constitutional ineffective trial counsel claims simply because they were unlucky enough to have incompetent lawyers at every stage of state court proceedings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unlucky
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unlucky
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unlucky
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlucky
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unlucky