misfortunate

adjective

mis·​fortunate

"+

: unfortunate

not so … holy that I can look down on a misfortunate girl

—Joseph Hergesheimer

misfortunately

"+

adverb

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + fortunate

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