misfortunate

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English

Etymology

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

Adjective

misfortunate (comparative more misfortunate, superlative most misfortunate)

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

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