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
Snakebit and hapless are semantically related. in unfortunate topic. In some cases you can use "Snakebit" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
Snakebit
Snakebit adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Usage example: in retrospect, our assault on the mountain's summit seems to have been snakebit from the get-go
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- woeful and hapless
- woeful and snakebit
- infelicitous and hapless
- infelicitous and snakebit
- unfortunate and hapless
- unfortunate and snakebit
- unhappy and hapless
- unhappy and snakebit
- miserable and hapless
- miserable and snakebit
- wretched and hapless
- wretched and snakebit
- untoward and hapless
- untoward and snakebit
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