hapless

== English == === Etymology === From about 1400, from hap (“luck”) +‎ -less. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæplɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæpləs/ Rhymes: (US) -æpləs === Adjective === hapless (comparative more hapless, superlative most hapless) (especially of a person) unfortunate. Very unlucky; ill-fated. (Very) miserable, wretched, unhappy, measly, forlorn. Devoid of talent or skill. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hapless. ==== Derived terms ==== haplessly haplessness ==== Related terms ==== happy happen ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === phasels, plashes, shpeals