Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Wicked and unfortunate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wicked" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Wicked
Wicked adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Unfortunate and wicked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Wicked".
Both words in one sentence
- She is unaware, however, that another wicked witch
and a foul-tempered cobbler
are taking advantage of an unfortunate accident which indefinitely neutralizes Glinda.
Source: Fanfic Recs / The Wizard of Oz -
Unfortunate Names: Your name is Marsh Wicked Stepmother: While the Princess certainly thinks so, from the way she talks, that may not necessarily be the case.
Source: Video Game / Freedom Fall -
In Steven Kellogg's The Wicked Kings of Bloon, feuding brothers Horridge and Heathfern become rival kings, and both end up growing impossibly fat on the labor of their unfortunate subjects.
Source: Adipose Rex
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