Hapless and Wild

Hapless

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

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

Nearby Word: haplessly

Wild

Wild adjective - Living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans.

Hapless and wild are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Wild".

Nearby Words: wildly, wilding, wilde

Both words in one sentence

  • In the first few chapters of the book, Rest's hapless attempts at saving his master from the "clutches" (actually care) of "wild beast" (main character, most civilized).
  • Pony Tale The gentry cavorted about the countryside on hunters, often in pursuit of some hapless fox; farmers worked the soil with their teams of loyal draft horses; and The Wild West hero galloped into town aboard a trusty steed, perhaps of mustang stock.
    Source: Pony Tale
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