/ ˈhæpləs; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) not lucky; unfortunate :
the hapless victims of exploitation
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from hap (in the early sense good fortune ) + -less .
/ ˈhæpləs; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) not lucky; unfortunate :
the hapless victims of exploitation
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from hap (in the early sense good fortune ) + -less .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005