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Thesaurus: luckless

Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid.

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  1. a. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid.
  2. adj. having or bringing misfortune
  3. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. Dryden. -- Luck"less*ly, adv. -- Lock"less*ness, n.
  4. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meetingwith ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a lucklessmaid.Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. Dryden.-- Luck"less*ly, adv.-- Lock"less*ness, n.
  5. j:100 a having or bringing misfortune