infortunate
infortunate · infortunates
An unfortunateAn unfortunate.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)An unfortunate.
(obsolete)An 'unfortunate' planet, star, etc.
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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: infortunates| Singular | infortunate |
|---|---|
| Plural | infortunates |
regular