snakebit

American  

[sneyk-bit] / ˈsneɪkˌbɪt /

Also snakebitten

adjective

1. Informal. unlucky; doomed to misfortune.

2. bitten by a snake.

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Etymology

Origin of snakebit

First recorded in 1800–10; snake + bit ⁴ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Ms. Noonan asserts that another military action against a Mideast country is “snakebit.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mattie and Rooster are joined in the hunt by LaBoeuf, a handsome Texas Ranger in search of bounty, and, by the end of the chase, Mattie’s pony has died underneath her, she herself is snakebit, and the reader is very likely in tears.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also will depress oil prices as sanctions disappear and production in those snakebit economies recovers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Embarrassingly, AT&T would later unwind its own snakebit Warner acquisition, undermined by the long delay and management’s own miscalculations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think that was a storyline throughout the summer. Certainly we were snakebit tonight,” Schmetzer said.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• unlucky
• woeful