| BEFORTUNING | • befortuning v. Present participle of befortune. • BEFORTUNE v. (Shakespeare) to befall. |
| FORTUNATELY | • fortunately adv. In a fortunate manner. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • fortunately adv. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that. • FORTUNATE adv. happening by good fortune; lucky. |
| FORTUNELESS | • fortuneless adj. Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money. • fortuneless adj. (Archaic) Unlucky, unfortunate. • FORTUNELESS adj. without fortune. |
| FORTUNISING | • fortunising v. Present participle of fortunise. • FORTUNISE v. to make happy or fortunate, also FORTUNIZE. |
| FORTUNIZING | • fortunizing v. Present participle of fortunize. • FORTUNIZE v. (Spenser) to make fortunate or happy, also FORTUNISE. |
| IMPORTUNACY | • importunacy n. The quality of being importunate. • importunacy n. Constant demanding and pressure; importunity. • IMPORTUNACY n. the state of being importunate. |
| IMPORTUNATE | • importunate adj. (Of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so. • importunate adj. (Of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. • importunate v. (Rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity. |
| IMPORTUNELY | • importunely adv. (Obsolete) In an importune manner. • IMPORTUNE adv. importunate. |
| IMPORTUNERS | • importuners n. Plural of importuner. • IMPORTUNER n. one who importunes. |
| IMPORTUNING | • importuning v. Present participle of importune. • importuning n. The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment. • IMPORTUNING n. the act of importuning, making urgent requests. |
| IMPORTUNITY | • importunity n. A constant and insistent demanding. • importunity n. (Obsolete) An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness. • IMPORTUNITY n. the state of being importunate. |
| INOPPORTUNE | • inopportune adj. Unsuitable for some particular purpose. • inopportune adj. Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time. • INOPPORTUNE adj. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| MISFORTUNED | • misfortuned adj. (Archaic) unlucky, unfortunate. • MISFORTUNED adj. (archaic) unfortunate. |
| MISFORTUNES | • misfortunes n. Plural of misfortune. • MISFORTUNE n. an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result. |
| OPPORTUNELY | • opportunely adv. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose. • opportunely adv. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time. • OPPORTUNE adv. happening at the right time. |
| OPPORTUNISM | • opportunism n. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard… • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| OPPORTUNIST | • opportunist n. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle. • OPPORTUNIST n. one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism. |
| OPPORTUNITY | • opportunity n. A chance for advancement, progress or profit. • opportunity n. A favorable circumstance or occasion. • opportunity n. (Nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness. |
| UNFORTUNATE | • unfortunate adj. Not favored by fortune. • unfortunate adj. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. • unfortunate n. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. |