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hard-luck

hard-luck adjective: marked by or experiencing difficulty, as if by bad luck.

Adjective

hard-luck (comparative more hard-luck, superlative most hard-luck)

  1. Marked by or experiencing difficulty, as if by bad luck.

Forms of hard-luck

comparativemore hard-luck
superlativemost hard-luck
alternative formhardluck

Origin of hard-luck

From hard + luck.

Phrases with hard-luck

Questions about hard-luck

What does hard-luck mean?
Hard-luck means marked by or experiencing difficulty, as if by bad luck.
What part of speech is hard-luck?
Hard-luck is an adjective.

Words near hard-luck in the dictionary

  1. hard-launching
  2. hard-left
  3. hard-line
  4. hard-liner
  5. hard-liners
  6. hard-luck
  7. hard-luck stories
  8. hard-luck story
  9. hard-mouthed
  10. hard-nose
  11. hard-nosed

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