Hapless and Ominous

Hapless

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

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

Nearby Word: haplessly

Ominous

Ominous adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

Hapless and ominous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Ominous".

Nearby Word: ominously

Both words in one sentence

  • Ominous Latin Chanting Starcraft The Teaser of the Expansion Pack features ominous opera chanting playing on an antique record player in Admiral DuGalle's quarters as he and Vice Admiral Stukov discuss the ethics of using the Zerg as a bio weapon while watching said aliens ravage a hapless human colony.
  • The Farmer and the Viper Usagi Yojimbo also makes use of the "Farmer and the Viper" story when a hapless fisherman rescues Jei-san after the latter was stabbed in the stomach and tossed off a cliff into a raging river and fails to notice Jei's Milky White Eyes, ominous voice, and the mysterious chill that follows him.
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