English · Word Candidate

unlucky

/ʌnˈlʌki/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: unluckier · unluckiest

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không may mắn, gặp xui xẻo

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Adjective

Examples

I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Inauspicious.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không may mắn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “unlucky” mean?

Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.

Is “unlucky” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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