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Definition of
hapless adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hapless
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈhæpləs
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
formal
)
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not lucky; unfortunate
the hapless victims of exploitation
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hapless
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