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inauspicious
[ in-aw-spish-uhs ]
adjective
- not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
Synonyms: unpropitious, unpromising, ill-timed
inauspicious
/ ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs /
adjective
- not auspicious; unlucky
Derived Forms
- ˌinausˈpiciousness, noun
- ˌinausˈpiciously, adverb
Other Words From
- inaus·picious·ly adverb
- inaus·picious·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inauspicious1
Example Sentences
It was an inauspicious beginning to what is now a remarkable career.
On the whole, the beginning was not inauspicious, though there might be a doubt whether old Mrs. Hall would keep all her promises.
Dick, who had heard nothing of the matter, was up first on that inauspicious day, and took the journal to an arbour in the garden.
On one such inauspicious day, the young poet Junius came into a square, thronged with the grieving populace.
The Bishop accordingly opened his book and commenced the marriage ceremony, under circumstances so novel and so inauspicious.
Such an event being considered inauspicious in China, the Emperor decreed that the new year should begin on the previous day.
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