A reader recently sent me an email, and it was quite clear that a definition was needed. So here it goes...
According to Merriam-Webster,
Definition of "unfortunate" -
1 -
a: not favored by fortune : unsuccessful, unlucky <an unfortunate young man>
b : marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune <an unfortunate decision>
2 -
a : infelicitous, unsuitable <an unfortunate choice of words>
b : deplorable, regrettable <an unfortunate lack of taste>
Synonyms -
calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), catastrophic, damning, destructive, disastrous, fateful, ruinous, fatal
Antonyms -
fortunate, happy, lucky
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Word Definitions Mean Something
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