Dragons flew in the sky, raining down fiery death and destruction on the hapless villagers.
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Hapless
/ˈhæplɪs/
Synonyms for "hapless" (51 found)
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ill-fatedill-offill-starredin adverse circumstancesinauspiciousinfelicitouslucklessmiserableominousout of luck
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (25)
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More general
4 entriesadjective of qualitynegative attributeoutcome descriptorundesirable quality
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entrieshapless bystanderhapless civilianhapless herohapless patienthapless plaintiffhapless victim
Inflections
2 entriesmore haplessmost hapless
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2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
"Sychaeus was her lord, in happier time / the richest of Phoenicians far and wide / in land, and worshipped by his hapless bride. / Her, in the bloom of maidenhood, her sire / had given him, and with virgin rites allied."
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Doomed to devouring love, the hapless queen / burns as she gazes, with insatiate fire, / charmed by his presents and his youthful mien.
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But when in youthful arms came Priam near, / "Ah, hapless lord!" she cries, "what mad desire / arms thee for battle? Why this sword and spear? / And whither art thou hurrying?"
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