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    hapless
    /ˈhapləs/

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of a person) unfortunate: "the hapless victims of the disaster"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAPLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈhæp·ləs / Add to word list. unlucky: hapless victims of the earthquake. (Definition of hapless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hapless. hapless. Hapless borderliners were also caught up in the closure. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › haplessHapless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HAPLESS is having no luck : unfortunate. How to use hapless in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › haplessHAPLESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hapless definition: unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.. See examples of HAPLESS used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAPLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    having bad things happen by chance. unlucky She is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met. unfortunate The unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port. hapless He's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAPLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    HAPLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'hapless' Word Frequency. hapless. (hæpləs ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A hapless person is unlucky. [formal] ...his hapless victim.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › haplessHapless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the adjective hapless to describe someone unlucky and deserving of pity, like the hapless car buyer who gives in to the fast-talking salesperson.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhapless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of hapless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › haplessHapless - definition of hapless by The Free Dictionary

    Define hapless. hapless synonyms, hapless pronunciation, hapless translation, English dictionary definition of hapless. adj. Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate. hap′less·ly adv. hap′less·ness n.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › hapless_adjhapless, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective hapless is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for hapless is from before 1400. hapless is formed within English, by derivation.

  11. ludwig.guru › s › haplesshapless | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

    Definition and high quality example sentences with “hapless” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English