ill-omened

[ il-oh-muhnd ]

adjective

1. having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.

ill-omened

adjective

1. doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-omened¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Nor shall I know peace of mind again until this ill-omened chateau is a good three leagues or so behind us.

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But Miss Jackson, who was not without some charms of person, was the ill-omened star that was to blight his life.

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Nor is it necessary, that any ill-omened apprehensions should be excited by the misfortunes of the Alexander and the Friendship.

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Finally no one would stop in the ill-omened mansion until Mr Pratt arrived.

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We need not say that the ill-omened ship is broken in fragments by the wrath of the weltering fiend.

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Related Words

• ill-fated
• wrecked