unlucky

adjective, un·luck·i·er, un·luck·i·est.

1. (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
2. (of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous.

adjective

1. characterized by misfortune or failurean unlucky person; an unlucky chance
2. ill-omened; inauspiciousan unlucky date
3. regrettable; disappointing
4. British dialect causing trouble; mischievous

adj.1520s, “marked by misfortune or failure,” from un- (1) “not” + lucky. Cf. West Frisian unlokkich, Mliddle Low German unluckich. Sense of “boding ill” is recorded from 1540s; that of “having bad luck” is from 1550s; that of “bringing bad luck” is from 1580s.