lucklessly
In hapless fashion
Lucklessly means in an unfortunate or unlucky manner—without the benefit of good fortune.
The word is rare, as *unluckily* dominates this semantic space: He lucklessly arrived just after the last train departed.
Destined to fail
- ill-starredFated to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
hexed · doomed · fated · destined · hapless · snakebit · unfortunate · blighted
Severe difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- failureLack of success
- lossBeing without something
disaster · calamity · tragedy · woe · mishap · misadventure · ruin · plight
Without achieving purpose
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
- unsuccessfullyWithout achieving intended result
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
- uselesslyWithout achieving anything
ineffectually · pointlessly · unavailingly · unproductively · bootlessly · emptily · aimlessly · desperately
Occurring without pattern
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
happenstance · against the odds · snake eyes · losing streak
ill-fated
Destined to fail
- ill-starredFated to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
cursed · hexed · doomed · fated · destined · hapless · snakebit · unfortunate · blighted · accursed
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
loss · disaster · calamity · tragedy · woe · mishap · misadventure · ruin · plight · tribulation
vainly
Without achieving purpose
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
- unsuccessfullyWithout achieving intended result
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
uselessly · ineffectually · pointlessly · unavailingly · unproductively · bootlessly · emptily · aimlessly · desperately · helplessly
random
Occurring without pattern
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- accidentUnintended harmful event
misfortune · happenstance · against the odds · snake eyes · losing streak
lucklesslyluckily
By good fortune
fortunately · fortuitously · auspiciously · providentially · propitiously