“+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from unhap misfortune, trouble (from un- (I) + hap ) + -y
1. archaic : obstreperous , troublesome
these unhappy Highland clans are again breaking into general commotion — Sir Walter Scott
2.
a. : being out of luck : miserable , unfortunate
unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes — American Guide Series: Arkansas
b. : causing or subject to disaster : inauspicious , ill-starred
a particularly unhappy moment for a scandal to blow up — Green Peyton
in a few unhappy regions the people swim to work in … record precipitation — T.H.Fielding
c. : full of misery : wretched
people may play with impunity at any game in this unhappy world except … Life, Love, and Death — Lafcadio Hearn
3. : lacking in skill or felicity : awkward , inept
unhappy references to “unsystematic systems” — S.E.Martin
two fine singers a little unhappy in the French language — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor
4.
a. : dejected in spirit : melancholy , sad
was unhappy when alone, always craved a public — M.R.Cohen
b. : mentally disquieted : disturbed , dissatisfied
unhappy … with the outcome of our China policy — W.W.Kaufmann
if you're unhappy without statistics — Richard Joseph
c. : causing dejection or discontent : discouraging
the unhappy history of eleven months of truce talks shows that every difficulty solved begets a difficulty to be solved — Time
5.
a. : of an unpleasant nature : disagreeable , distressing
nagging has been defined as the constant reiteration of the unhappy truth — English Digest
the whole unhappy problem of school integration — Newsweek
b. : of a depressing character : cheerless , dreary
an unhappy view of twisted antennae and grimy rooftops