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   hapless

   /ˈhapləs/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a person) unfortunate: "the hapless victims of the disaster"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from hap1 (in the early sense ‘good fortune’) + -less.

   Derivatives

   • 1. haplessly adverb
   • 2. haplessness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAPLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈhæp·ləs / Add to word list. unlucky: hapless victims of the earthquake. (Definition of hapless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hapless. hapless. Hapless borderliners were also caught up in the closure. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   The meaning of HAPLESS is having no luck : unfortunate. How to use hapless in a sentence. Did you know?

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAPLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   HAPLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'hapless' Word Frequency. hapless. (hæpləs ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A hapless person is unlucky. [formal] ...his hapless victim.

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   Use the adjective hapless to describe someone unlucky and deserving of pity, like the hapless car buyer who gives in to the fast-talking salesperson.

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   Hapless definition: unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.. See examples of HAPLESS used in a sentence.

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   Define hapless. hapless synonyms, hapless pronunciation, hapless translation, English dictionary definition of hapless. adj. Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate. hap′less·ly adv. hap′less·ness n.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › haplessHAPLESS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for HAPLESS: unfortunate, unhappy, luckless, disastrous, hard-luck, unlucky, unfavorable, doomed; Antonyms of HAPLESS: happy, lucky, fortunate, gifted, privileged, favored, favorable, promising