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hap·less

hapless

part of speech:	adjective
definition:	not favored by chance; unlucky; unfortunate. He was a hapless fellow whose schemes never seemed to work out. synonyms: jinxed, luckless, unfortunate, unlucky antonyms: lucky similar words: cursed, ill-fated, poor, star-crossed, unhappy
related words:	wretched

derivations:	haplessly (adv.), haplessness (n.)

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