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hapless
- /ˈhæplɪs/
- /ˈhæpləs/ US
Rhymes with (US) -æpləs
Where it comes from
From about 1400, from hap (“luck”) + -less.
adjective more hapless · most hapless
- Especially of a person, unfortunate.
- Very unlucky; ill-fated. Thus spoke my prophetic soul, as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts.
- Very miserable, wretched, unhappy, measly, forlorn.
- Devoid of talent or skill. Gideon Defoe scripted from his own series-launching comedic book The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, about the adventures of a hapless group of pirates known only by names like The Pirate With The Scarf, The Pirate With Gout, and in the case of their leader, The Pirate Captain.
Translations
Every language
adj very unlucky; ill-fated
| Español | infeliz, infortunado, desgraciado |
|---|---|
| Português | azarado |
| Français | malheureux, infortuné, malchanceux |
| Deutsch | unglückselig |
| Italiano | sfortunato |
| Ελληνικά | άμοιρος ámoiros |
| Русский | невезу́чий nevezúčij, неуда́чливый neudáčlivyj |
| العربية | قَلِيل الحَظّ qalīl al-ḥaẓẓ |
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