"hard-luck" meaning in All languages combined

See hard-luck on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more hard-luck [comparative], most hard-luck [superlative], hardluck [alternative]
Etymology: From hard + luck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|luck}} hard + luck Head templates: {{en-adj}} hard-luck (comparative more hard-luck, superlative most hard-luck)
  1. Marked by or experiencing difficulty, as if by bad luck.
    Sense id: en-hard-luck-en-adj-yLJo7fb4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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