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- Dictionaryunlucky/ʌnˈlʌki/
adjective
- 1. having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck: "an unlucky defeat" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of UNLUCKY is marked by adversity or failure. How to use unlucky in a sentence.
adjective [ often + to infinitive ] uk / ʌnˈlʌk.i / us / ʌnˈlʌk.i / Add to word list. B1. not lucky: The couple were unlucky enough to be in the hotel when the terrorist group struck. Synonyms. ill-fated. ill-starred literary. luckless literary. unfortunate (UNLUCKY) Opposites. fortunate approving. lucky.
Unlucky definition: (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.. See examples of UNLUCKY used in a sentence.
unlucky (to do something) having bad luck or happening because of bad luck; not lucky synonym unfortunate. He was very unlucky not to win. If you're unlucky enough to get trapped in a lift, remember not to panic. By some unlucky chance, her name was left off the list.
Unlucky is used to describe something that is thought to cause bad luck. Some people think it is unlucky to look at a new moon through glass. More Synonyms of unlucky
adj. 1. characterized by misfortune or failure: an unlucky person; an unlucky chance. 2. ill-omened; inauspicious: an unlucky date. 3. regrettable; disappointing. 4. dialect Brit causing trouble; mischievous. unˈluckily adv. unˈluckiness n.
adjective. having or bringing misfortune. “Friday the 13th is an unlucky date”. synonyms: luckless. unfortunate. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune. hexed, jinxed. (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune. see more.
