Hapless definition

hăplĭs
Luckless; unfortunate.
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Unfortunate; unlucky; luckless.
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Very unlucky; ill-fated.
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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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Devoid of talent or skill.
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Origin of hapless

  • hap +‎ -less

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Hapless Sentence Examples

  • Henry was the most hapless of monarchs.

  • But Brunhild is ill content; though she saw Siegfried do homage to Gunther at Isenstein she is not convinced, and believes that Siegfried should have been her husband; and on the bridal night she vents her ill humour on the hapless Gunther by tying him up in a knot and hanging him on the wall.

  • In the Old Town you will find Fort Jesus, the permanent garrison built by the hapless Portuguese.

  • Until his surrender, today, to the forces of Blairite darkness, I thought he was well-meaning - if somewhat hapless.

  • The ranch has a large corral with a dozen or so hapless cattle for the tourists ' sport - some with large horns.

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