malchanceux

French

Etymology

From malchance +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal.ʃɑ̃.sø/

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Adjective

malchanceux (feminine malchanceuse, masculine plural malchanceux, feminine plural malchanceuses)

1. unlucky; unfortunate

   Antonyms: chanceux, fortuné, heureux

Further reading

• “malchanceux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Adjective

malchanceux

1. unlucky
   • 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 20:

     I' n'faut pon dithe lé mot cliochi en mé, car v'là tch'est malchanceux!

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