unglücklich

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German

Etymology

un- +‎ glücklich; cognate with Hunsrik unglicklich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪç/
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Adjective

unglücklich (strong nominative masculine singular unglücklicher, comparative unglücklicher, superlative am unglücklichsten)

  1. unhappy, unjoyous, unjoyful, misfortunate, miserable
  2. unfortunate, unlucky, inauspicious, unauspicious, untoward, hapless

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Adverb

unglücklich

  1. unfortunately, unhappily, unluckily, haplessly, inartfully
    Synonyms: auf unglückliche Art, in unglücklicher Weise, unglücklicherweise, glücklos
    unglücklich ausgedrücktinartfully expressed
    unglücklich formuliertunfortunately worded
    sich als unglücklich erweisento be unfortunate
    ein unglücklich verheirateter Mannan unhappily married man

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