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Definitions of unfortunate
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An unfortunate person. Webster Dictionary DB
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An unlucky or unsuccessful person. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. Webster Dictionary DB
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Not lucky; not attended with success; not prosperous; regrettable; as, an unfortunate speech. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Having ill fortune; unsuccessful; disastrous. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Not successful or prosperous. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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Not successful; not prosperous. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Usage examples for unfortunate
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We have been unfortunate that is all. – The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester
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Gentlemen," he said, looking round, " this is an unfortunate affair; but I speak to you as leading members of the printing business, and I tell you that Mr Hallett's invention here means success, and a revolution in the trade,- This is a case of wanton destruction, the act of some contemptible scoundrel. – The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn