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# unlucky

adjective (unlucky, unluckier, unluckiest); adverb (unluckily)

«unlucky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unlucky means having bad luck, when things go wrong by chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#m1)
2. Unlucky means bringing bad luck, as some people believe: «an unlucky number». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#m2)
3. Unlucky can mean sad that something did not happen: «you were unlucky not to win». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#m3)

### In the lessons

a word of the story only, or a feeling after losing something; in everyday life: «unlucky!» is said kindly to someone who just missed; in stories and beliefs: some people think 13, black cats or broken mirrors are unlucky, but these are only superstitions; phrases: «unlucky for some», «unlucky in love»

### Examples

- The unlucky team lost 3 games in a row. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x1)
- Unlucky Sam dropped 4 of his 10 eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x2)
- 13 is called an unlucky number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x3)
- It was an unlucky day: he lost 2 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x4)
- «Unlucky!» said the coach when the ball hit the post. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x5)
- Some people think a black cat crossing your path is unlucky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x6)
- She was unlucky to miss the bus by one minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x7)
- Unluckily, it rained on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x8)
- But odd numbers are sometimes considered unlucky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/#x9)

### Note

Carries no clue to the operation; look at what happened (lost, dropped) for taking away. Superstitions about unlucky numbers are not true: no number brings bad luck. Opposite: lucky. un- means not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unlucky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlucky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unlucky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unlucky.html) on Mova free.