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misfortunate

adjective as in star-crossed

adjective as in unhappy

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And the Uruguayan, who has scored five goals in all competitions, was even able to crack a smile at his own misfortunate as he ran over to congratulate his team-mate.

From BBC

“Mr. Hurley’s death was not the result of a misfortunate split-second judgment call gone wrong, but the result of a deliberate and unlawful use of deadly force.”

The Rangers ran into misfortunate two consecutive years.

“It’s the team of the poor and misfortunate who came to the country 70 and 80 years ago,” he said.

The figure on the right is giving the maneki-neko – specifically white, to beckon peace and purity – to the left one, thus passing on good fortune to the misfortunate one.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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