unfortunate; unlucky; luckless
Origin of hapless
hap + -less
adjective
The definition of hapless is an unlucky person.
An example of hapless is someone who seems to break everything they touch.
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hapless
adjective
Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
Related Forms:
- hap′less·ly
adverb
- hap′less·ness
noun
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