HAPLESS


Meaning of HAPLESS in English

/ 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 .

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