adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
2. 2
   Unlucky, unfortunate. archaic

   "manly limbs endur'd with little care / Against all hard mishaps and fortunelesse misfare."

Synonyms

All synonyms

badly offbankruptbeggareddepresseddestitutedire

Example

More examples

"manly limbs endur'd with little care / Against all hard mishaps and fortunelesse misfare."

Etymology

From fortune + -less.

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