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Hapless

//ˈhæplɪs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    unfortunate. especially
  2. 2
    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."

  3. 3
    miserable, wretched, unhappy, measly, forlorn.
  4. 4
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    deserving or inciting pity wordnet

Etymology

From about 1400, from hap (“luck”) + -less.

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