UNLUCKY


Meaning of UNLUCKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnlʌki ]

( unluckier, unluckiest)

1.

If someone is unlucky , they have bad luck.

Owen was unlucky not to score on two occasions...

Others were unlucky victims of falling debris.

= unfortunate

≠ lucky

ADJ : oft ADJ to-inf

2.

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

...Argentina’s unlucky defeat by Ireland.

≠ lucky

ADJ

3.

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.

≠ lucky

ADJ

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