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    un·luck·y
    [ˌənˈləkē]
    adjective
    unlucky (adjective) · unluckier (comparative adjective) · unluckiest (superlative adjective)
    1. having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck:
      "an unlucky defeat" · "the visitors were unlucky to have a goal disallowed"
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    adjective
    1. having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck:
      unfortunate
      luckless
      down on one's luck
      hapless
      ill-fated
      ill-starred
      star-crossed
      blighted
      unhappy
      unsuccessful
      wretched
      miserable
      poor
      pitiful
      accident-prone
      unfavorable
      unpromising
      inauspicious
      unpropitious
      ominous
      doomed
      jinxed
      damned
      cursed
      ill-omened
      adverse
      disadvantageous
      detrimental
      deleterious
      ruinous
      out of luck
      bringing bad luck
      Opposite:
      lucky
      fortunate
      favorable
     
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    Learn the meaning of unlucky, an adjective that describes someone or something that has bad luck or misfortune. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from various sources.

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    What does unlucky mean?
    Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space. The meaning of UNLUCKY is marked by adversity or failure. How to use unlucky in a sentence.

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    How do you use unlucky in a sentence?
    You can use unlucky to describe unpleasant things which happen to someone, especially when you feel that the person does not deserve them. ...our team's unlucky defeat by the Rovers. Unlucky is used to describe something that is thought to cause bad luck. Some people think it is unlucky to look at a new moon through glass.

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    What does it mean to be unlucky?
    Being unlucky means having, attended with, bringing, or involving bad luck; unfortunate, ill-fated, or ill-omened. Subjected to or marked by misfortune.

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    Do you have the unlucky lot in life?
    Some people have the unlucky lot in life of colder-than-comfortable extremities. An unlucky junior guard has to search through the waste. But no one knows exactly how much higher that number needs to be before someone crosses the line from unlucky to superspreader. Why do they consider it an unlucky day?

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    Is a negative prefix unlucky?
    The former, about equal in ability, felt unlucky. When it comes time to produce the negative prefix, the stored form unlucky will be among the terms selected as possible analogues. Luckily, the number of unlucky primes is small relative to the total number of estimated primes.

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    Why is a stored form unlucky?
    Because the stored form unlucky is identical to the given (target) form, the probability of choosing it is extremely high. This results in non-uniform coverage and requires some unlucky cities to suffer excessive connection costs.

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    You can use unlucky to describe unpleasant things which happen to someone, especially when you feel that the person does not deserve them. [...]

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    You can use unlucky to describe unpleasant things which happen to someone, especially when you feel that the person does not deserve them.

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