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ill-starred

[ il-stahrd ]

adjective

  1. doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky:

    an ill-starred enterprise.

  2. disastrous:

    an ill-starred marriage.



ill-starred

adjective

  1. unlucky; unfortunate; ill-fated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-starred1

First recorded in 1595–1605

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