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ill luckit

adjectivequality

Marked by bad luck or misfortune

Marked by bad luck; ill‑fated or unfortunate

Example in use

He's aye been ill luckit wi' his boats.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/IL-LUK-it/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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