luckless

[ luhk-lis ]

adjective

1. having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously:

   a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.

luckless

/ ˈlʌklɪs /

adjective

1. having no luck; unlucky

Derived Forms

• ˈlucklessness, noun
• ˈlucklessly, adverb

Other Words From

• luckless·ly adverb
• luckless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of luckless¹

First recorded in 1555–65; luck + -less

Example Sentences

Co-written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, with appearances by Palin as a luckless dweeb through the ages and John Cleese as a posh Robin Hood, “Time Bandits,” the film, was very much a Python work.

From Los Angeles Times

After the luckless Wood repeatedly passed the edge, it was Woakes who got the crucial wicket of Hodge in an excellent spell late in the day.

From BBC

Gathering routine genre elements — the masked predator, the luckless teenage victims, the cabin-in-the-woods setting — Nash subordinates them all to a mood of stunning serenity.

From New York Times

Maybe they had no greater place to be, except at a greater distance from a luckless caravan like ours, led by a man marked for the coming of Cid.

From Literature

Considering how abysmal her pay is, she figures she’s being taken advantage of as much as these luckless applicants.

From Los Angeles Times