Meaning

2 senses
  1. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.

    The search party returned dejected from the luckless search.

    erfolglos

  2. Without luck, unfortunate.

    glücklos

More definitions
  • having or bringing misfortune

Examples

1 sentences
  1. By this I reached the roof-top, whence in vain / the luckless Teucrians hurled their unavailing rain.

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Translations

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By meaning 2
unsuccessful in a failing manner:
without luck:

Forms

more luckless, most luckless
Comparativemore luckless Lesson
Superlativemost luckless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having or bringing misfortune:unlucky

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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