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unlucky
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unlucky \Un*luck"y\, a.
1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated;
unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an
unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.
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Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which
failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of
hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.
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2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious.
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Haunt me not with that unlucky face. --Dryden.
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3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]
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