The difference between Unfortunate and Unlucky
When used as adjectives, unfortunate means not favored by fortune, whereas unlucky means unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
Unfortunate is also noun with the meaning: an unlucky person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Unfortunate and Unlucky
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Unfortunate as an adjective:
not favored by fortune
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Unfortunate as an adjective:
marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
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Unfortunate as a noun:
An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
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Unlucky as an adjective:
Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
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Unlucky as an adjective:
Inauspicious.
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Unlucky as an adjective:
Having ill luck.
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Unlucky as an adjective:
Bringing ill luck.