# misfortunate

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.

## Etymology
From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misfortunate