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unluckly

unluckly is the obsolete form of unluckily.

Meaning of unluckily

Adverb

unluckily (comparative more unluckily, superlative most unluckily)

  1. Without luck; unfortunately.
    • They say that Ngoc hoang sent a messenger from heaven to men to say that when they reached old age they should change their skins and live for ever, but that when serpents grew old they must die. The messenger came down to earth and said, rightly enough, "When man is old he shall cast his skin; but...1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 76
    Synonyms:
    unfortunately

Forms of unluckly

comparativemore unluckly
superlativemost unluckly

Questions about unluckly

What is unluckly the obsolete form of?
Unluckly is the obsolete form of unluckily.

Words near unluckly in the dictionary

  1. unluckier
  2. unluckiest
  3. unluckily
  4. unluckiness
  5. unluckinesses
  6. unluckly
  7. unlucky
  8. unlucky for some
  9. unlucrative
  10. unludicrous
  11. unlugged

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