| ADJECTIVE | all | unlucky, luckless | having or bringing misfortune |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unlucky, doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred | marked by or promising bad fortune |
| Sounds | ahnlah'kiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... | |
| Meaning | Having or bringing misfortune. | |
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| Example | "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date" | |
| Synonym | luckless | |
| Narrower | hexed, jinxed | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune |
| See also | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
| Opposite | lucky | Having or bringing good fortune |
| Spanish | desafortunado, desdichado | |
| Catalan | desafortunat | |
| Meaning | marked by or promising bad fortune. | |
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| Example | "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott | |
| Synonyms | doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred | |
| Broader | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
| Spanish | desafortunado, desgraciado, funesto, nefasto | |
| Catalan | desafortunat, desgraciat, funest, nefast | |
| Adverbs | unluckily | by bad luck |
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