hapless Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful.
- 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
WordNet
Hap"less adjective
Definitions
Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; Dryden.as, hapless youth;hapless maid.