hapless HAP-lis adjective WS #21

having no luck; unfortunate; unlucky and pitiful

1. His hapless attempts at cooking resulted in smoke alarms going off twice in one evening.
2. The hapless team lost every game of the season, breaking several losing records.
3. The hapless tourist got lost three times in one day despite having a GPS.
4. The hapless victim of the prank took it all in good humor despite the embarrassment.
5. She watched the hapless student struggle with the same math problem for twenty minutes.