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HAPLESSLY definition: 1. in an unlucky way, or in a way that has bad or unhappy results: 2. in an unlucky way, or in a…. Learn more.
- English (US)
HAPLESSLY meaning: 1. in an unlucky way, or in a way that...
- Znaczenie Haplessly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
haplessly definicja: 1. in an unlucky way, or in a way that...
- Haplessly in Traditional Chinese
haplessly translate: 不走運地，徒勞地. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Haplessly in Simplified Chinese
haplessly translate: 不走运地，徒劳地. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
haplessly 의미, 정의, haplessly의 정의: 1. in an unlucky way, or in...
- Hapless
having bad things happen by chance. unlucky She is one of...
- English (US)
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.
Hapless literally means what you'd expect it to mean: "without hap"— hap being another word for fortune or luck. Hap derives from the Old Norse word for "good luck," a word that is also the source of our happen and happy.
adjective. unlucky; luckless; unfortunate. Synonyms: pathetic, forlorn, wretched, woebegone, miserable, pitiable. Discover More. Other Words From. hap less·ly adverb. hap less·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of hapless 1. First recorded in 1560–70; hap 1 + -less. Discover More. Example Sentences.
2 meanings: in an unfortunate or wretched manner; unluckily unfortunate; wretched.... Click for more definitions.
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. The word hapless traces all the way back to the Old Norse word happ, meaning “chance, good luck.”.
adjective. unfortunate; unlucky; luckless. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. haplessly (ˈhaplessly) adverb. haplessness (ˈhaplessness) noun. Word origin. hap 1 + -less. hapless in American English. (ˈhæplɪs) adjective.
