Hapless
Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Usage example: the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
Hard-luck and hapless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard-luck" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
Hard-luck
Hard-luck adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Usage example: a hard-luck ball club that never could get the breaks it needed
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unfortunate and hapless
- unfortunate and hard-luck
- inauspicious and hapless
- inauspicious and hard-luck
- unhappy and hapless
- unhappy and hard-luck
- untoward and hapless
- untoward and hard-luck
- disastrous and hapless
- disastrous and hard-luck
- calamitous and hapless
- calamitous and hard-luck
- tragic and hapless
- tragic and hard-luck
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