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misfortunate en · ADJ

Etymology

From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

Meanings

  1. Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.
    • It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan[…]. 2009 January 18, Aleksandar Hemon, “United States of Chicago”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most misfortunate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more misfortunate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

misfortunately

Relateds

fortunate · unfortunate