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mischanceful

/mɪsˈt͡ʃænsfəl/

mischanceful adjective: unlucky.

Adjective

mischanceful (comparative more mischanceful, superlative most mischanceful)

  1. (dated) unlucky
    • She believed herself indispensable, but she knew that in such a mischanceful world as this the very powers of darkness might rise to separate her from this pearl among jobs.1918, Willa Sibert Cather, Ardessa

Forms of mischanceful

comparativemore mischanceful
superlativemost mischanceful

Origin of mischanceful

From mischance + -ful.

Questions about mischanceful

What does mischanceful mean?
Mischanceful means unlucky.
What part of speech is mischanceful?
Mischanceful is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mischanceful?
Mischanceful is pronounced /mɪsˈt͡ʃænsfəl/.

Words near mischanceful in the dictionary

  1. misch metals
  2. mischallenge
  3. mischallenges
  4. mischance
  5. mischanced
  6. mischanceful
  7. mischances
  8. mischancing
  9. mischancy
  10. mischannel
  11. mischanneled

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