Grave and Hapless

Grave

Grave adjective - Having a matter of importance as its topic.

Hapless and grave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Grave".

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

Hapless

Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.

Grave and hapless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grave" instead an adjective "Hapless".

Nearby Word: haplessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Day Today Butt Monkey: Hapless economics correspondent Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan, who is repeatedly shamed and humiliated by Chris Morris live on air for his incompetence.Chris Morris: Peter, you're lying in a news grave, do you know what's written on your headstone?
  • Years before Star Wars, in the Hammer Horror film Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Dracula (Christopher Lee) uses this line in a snarl to the hapless Zena (one of his pretty victims) before vampirising her to death and having her remains burnt in a baker's oven.
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