hapless

1. Especially of a person, unfortunate.

2. Very unlucky; ill-fated.

   unglückselig

   невезу́чийnevezúčij, неуда́чливыйneudáčlivyj

3. Very miserable, wretched, unhappy, measly, forlorn.

4. Devoid of talent or skill.

1. Many children are hapless victims of this conflict.

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2. The black hole pulls the hapless star into its maw.

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3. Dragons flew in the sky, raining down fiery death and destruction on the hapless villagers.

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4. The hapless Tom's train had left.

   deDer Zug des unglückseligen Tom war abgefahren.

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5. Doomed to devouring love, the hapless queen / burns as she gazes, with insatiate fire, / charmed by his presents and his youthful mien.

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