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comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate
not favored by fortune examples
marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune examples
plural unfortunates
An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. quotations examples
Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.
1960 February, “Talking of Trains: Moretonhampstead - a p.s.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 73
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.