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Definition of Unlucky

Unlucky
Unlucky Un*luck"y, a. 1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game. Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort. 2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. --Dryden. 3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Unlucky from wikipedia

- events can happen by random chance. In this view, the epithet "lucky" or "unlucky" is a descriptive label that refers to an event's positivity, negativity...
-  415. ISBN 9780822382867. "Why is walking under a ladder supposed to be unlucky?". HowStuffWorks. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08...
- Unlucky Boy is the sixth studio album by the blues band Chicken Shack, released in 1973. "You Know You Could Be Right" (Stan Webb) – 3:47 "Revelation"...
- ages that in ****an are traditionally believed to be unlucky. The ages most often considered unlucky in ****an are 25, 42, and 61 for men, and 19, 33, and...
- or lucky (吉利, pinyin: jílì; Cantonese Yale: gātleih) or inau****ious or unlucky (不吉, pinyin: bùjí; Cantonese Yale: bātgāt) based on the Chinese word that...
- The Unlucky Mummy is an Ancient Egyptian artifact in the collection of the British Museum in London. The identity of the original owner is unknown. This...
- Unlucky Morpheus is a ****anese symphonic power metal band formed in 2008. It consists of vocalist; ****i and Kasumi, Lyricist; ****i, Guitarists; Shiren...
- "The Unlucky Winner Is..." is an episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 6 and was first screened on 29 January...
- early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology. The supposed unlucky nature of the number 13 has several theories of origin. Although several...
- with whom they share significant historical and cultural ties. The unluckiness of the number four is one such example, as the ****anese word for "four"...