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infortunate

adj

Etymology

The adjective is first attested circa 1390, in Middle English, the verb in 1570; inherited from Middle English infortunat(e), borrowed from Latin infortūnātus, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of unfortunate.

  1. derived from infortūnātus
  2. inherited from infortunat

Definitions

  1. Unfortunate, unlucky.

    • Henry, though he be infortunate
    • a most infortunate chance

  2. (of a star, planet, etc.) Bringing bad luck, causing misfortune, malevolent.

  3. Ominous, inauspicious.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An unfortunate.

    2. An 'unfortunate' planet, star, etc.

    3. To subject a person to a, or cause a celestial body to be of malevolent influence

      To subject a person to a, or cause a celestial body to be of malevolent influence; to render 'infortunate'.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA