unfortunate

& s. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. fortunate.] A. As adj .: Not fortunate; not succe ful; unlucky, unhappy. "William, on the other hand, continued to place entire confidence in his unfortunate lieutenant."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xiii. B. As subst.: One who is unfortunate; spec if., applied to a woman who has lapsed from virtue; a prostitute. IMG:content-0123.png:[blocks in formation] un-for-tu-nate-ly, adv. [English unfortunate; -ly.] In an unfortunate manner; unluckily, unhappily; by ill-fortune. "And in her haste unfortunately spies The foul boar's conquest on her fair delight." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 1,029. un-for-tu-nate-ne , s. [English unfortunate ; -ne .] The quality or state of being unfortunate; ill-fortune, ill-luck, misfortune. "So unfortunately, that it doth appall their minds, though they had leisure: and so mischievously that it doth exceed both the suddenne and unfortunatene of it."Sidney: Arcadia , bk. v. ŭn-fos-sil-ized, a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. fos silized .] Not fo ilized; not having undergone the proce of fo ilization.