infortunate
infortunate · more infortunate · most infortunate
Unfortunate, unluckyUnfortunate, unlucky.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete)Unfortunate, unlucky.
(obsolete)(of a star, planet, etc.) Bringing bad luck, causing misfortune, malevolent.
(broadly, obsolete)Ominous, inauspicious.
Origin
The adjective is first attested circa 1390, in Middle English, the verb in 1570; inheritedThe adjective is first attested circa 1390, in Middle English, the verb in 1570; inherited from Middle English infortunat(e), borrowed from Latin infortūnātus, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of unfortunate.
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Forms
more infortunate, most infortunate| Comparative | more infortunate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most infortunate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form