onfortuinlijk
Onfortuinlijk is a Dutch adjective meaning "unfortunate" or "ill-fated." It is used to describe events, outcomes, or people associated with bad luck or undesirable consequences. The term carries a formal or literary nuance and is less common in everyday speech, where ongelukkig is typically used.
Etymology and sense: Onfortuinlijk is built from the negating prefix on- and fortuinlijk, which derives from
Usage: The term is encountered mainly in literary, historical, or moralistic writing, as well as in translations
Synonyms and contrasts: Common synonyms include ongelukkig and pechvol, while the antonym is gelukkig or fortuinlijk.
Examples: It was onfortuinlijk that the voyage was canceled due to unforeseen weather. The project suffered