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Word: Hapless
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from hap (in the early sense ‘good fortune’) + -less
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhapləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of a person) unfortunate
Short Definition:unfortunate
Examples:- the hapless victims of the disaster
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