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Webster 1913 Edition


Unhappy

Un-hap′py

,
Adj.
1.
Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky;
as, affairs have taken an
unhappy
turn
.
2.
In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful;
as, children render their parents
unhappy
by misconduct
.
3.
Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous;
as, an
unhappy
day
.
“The unhappy morn.”
Milton.
4.
Mischievous; wanton; wicked.
[Obs.]
Shak.
–
Un-hap′pi-ly
(#)
,
adv.
–
Un-hap′pi-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unhappy

UNHAP'PY

, a.
1.
Unfortunate; unlucky. He has been unhappy in his choice of a partner. Affairs have taken an unhappy turn.
2.
Not happy; in a degree miserable or wretched. She is unhappy in her marriage. Children sometimes render their parents unhappy.
3.
Evil; calamitous; marked by infelicity; as an unhappy day.
This unhappy morn.
4.
Mischievous; irregular.