as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
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Instead of imposing their will and their vaunted run attack on the hapless Cardinals, the Chargers had their wings clipped.
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The second half follows Molly, who with her constant laugh and resolute nature cuts a different figure than the ambling, hapless Edward.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
And Heller, a confidently empathetic director who can make an observant frame feel like a hug, wisely avoids traps like demonizing the child (winningly played by twins Emmett and Arleigh Snowden) or setting up McNairy’s hapless dad simply to be a marital punchline.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Two of the movies feature both Adams and Julianne Moore, and what’s really depressing is that such a phenomenal pairing got wasted on hapless material.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The second half follows Molly, who with her constant laugh and resolute nature cuts a different figure than the ambling, hapless Edward.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
And Heller, a confidently empathetic director who can make an observant frame feel like a hug, wisely avoids traps like demonizing the child (winningly played by twins Emmett and Arleigh Snowden) or setting up McNairy’s hapless dad simply to be a marital punchline.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Two of the movies feature both Adams and Julianne Moore, and what’s really depressing is that such a phenomenal pairing got wasted on hapless material.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Hapless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hapless. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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