UNLUCKY


Meaning of UNLUCKY in English

(unluckier, unluckiest)

1.

If someone is ~, they have bad luck.

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

Others were ~ victims of falling debris.

= unfortunate

? lucky

ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf

2.

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

...Argentina’s ~ defeat by Ireland.

? lucky

ADJ

3.

Unlucky is used to describe something that is thought to cause bad luck.

Some people think it is ~ to look at a new moon through glass.

? lucky

ADJ

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