[chōk mai dī] (v, exp) EN: have no luck ; have bad luck ; be unlucky ; have misfortune ; be unfortunate ; be luckless ; be ill-fatedFR: être malchanceux ; jouer de malchance
a. 1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. [ 1913 Webster ]
Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]