most ill-fated

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The most ill-fated change, though, was the Royal Mail's brief dalliance with Consignia, which was dropped after barely a year.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2010

Sending his pony to the stable, he began to get ready for his visit to Mr. Freeman's—a most ill-fated visit, as it was to turn out.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

So ended the Crabb Expedition, one of the most ill-fated and melancholy of any in the bloody annals of Mexico.

From Building a State in Apache Land by Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille)

It was a most ill-fated expedition; the soldiers could not withstand the climate, and died like flies; France losing, from first to last, no less than 40,000 men from yellow fever.

From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord

And now of all the King's subjects in that hour we were the most ill-fated, islanded on a sand heap with the tide of savage war hourly eating into our crazy shelter.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John