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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a.
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky;
attended with misfortune; unhappy; as an unfortunate
adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander;
unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. --
{Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
unfortunate
adj 1: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or
resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of
events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate
investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
[ant: {fortunate}]
2: not auspicious; boding ill [syn: {inauspicious}] [ant: {auspicious}]
3: unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words";
"an unfortunate speech"
n : a person who suffers misfortune [syn: {unfortunate person}]
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