Un*luck"y (?), a. 1. Not
lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an
unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of
dice; an unlucky game.
&fist; This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure
results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from
lack or feebleness of effort.
2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened;
inauspicious.
Haunt me not with that unlucky face.
Dryden.
3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag.
[Colloq.]
Un*luck"y (?), a. 1. Not
lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an
unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of
dice; an unlucky game.
&fist; This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure
results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from
lack or feebleness of effort.
2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened;
inauspicious.
Haunt me not with that unlucky face.
Dryden.
3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag.
[Colloq.]
