haplessly
1
6.8
- adverb
- /ˈhæpləsli/
:
desgraciadamente
- She haplessly spilled coffee all over her important documents right before the big presentation.
Examples
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Then, Oliver shot up and haplessly stumbled into the room.
Fiction book (1994) -
And yet, haplessly, the Republicans are the ones who find themselves answering charges of extremism from the media.
Blog text (9) -
Students go to college, swayed by the college-for-all culture, but find themselves haplessly navigating complex bureaucratic structures, ultimately accumulating debt and failing to meet their educational goals.
Academic text (2015) -
After missing the bus, he haplessly wandered around the city, unsure of how to get to his meeting.
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When the storm hit, they haplessly sought shelter under a tree, not realizing it was the worst place to be.
Synonyms
∞
2.9
Shows that something is sad or unlucky
2
8.0
In a way that makes people feel regret or sadness
1
2.0
In a way that happens because of bad luck
Antonyms
How Unlucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word haplessly comes from hap, an old word meaning 'luck' or 'chance', plus the ending -less meaning 'without'. So haplessly means 'without luck' and is used when someone acts in an unlucky or unfortunate way, like the words happen and happy which also come from hap.