hapless
hapless
hapless - Dictionary definition and meaning for word hapless
Definition
(adj) deserving or inciting pity
(adj) deserving or inciting pity
Example Sentence
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hapless
relate it to helpless
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by mohimittal
by mohimittal
'Hap' – luck …’ hapless’ - unlucky.
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by gre_guru
by gre_guru
break it to happyness +less so a person who is not happy is unfortunate
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by vivekkarumudi
by vivekkarumudi
Hapless - Recently there was an earthquake in Haiti which destroyed most of that country so we can say ----> Residents of Haiti were hapless. HA is in Haiti and hapless both
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by RDSingh
by RDSingh
HAPPY-LESS
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by dshefman
by dshefman
Due to rain race lap is less so no chance or luck of winning
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by sansecretcp
by sansecretcp
"oh no, I wish this HAPpened LESS! I'm so unfortunate"
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by karenrw
by karenrw