unlucky meaning and definition

UNLUCKY adjective

Definition of unlucky (adjective)

1. having or bringing misfortune
   • "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
   • synonyms: luckless
   • antonym: lucky
2. marked by or promising bad fortune
   • "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
   • synonyms: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred