Definition of hapless Hapless
/hæˈplʌs/ - [hatplus] - hap•less
We found 5 definitions of hapless from 4 different sources.
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What does hapless mean?
WordNet
Adjectivehapless, haplesser, haplessest |
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| hapless - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" | ||
| miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched | ||
| unfortunate unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hapless (a.)
Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hapless
Very unlucky.
