inauspicious
not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
Origin of inauspicious
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Other words from inauspicious
- in·aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- in·aus·pi·cious·ness, noun
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How to use inauspicious in a sentence
The Devil Rays’ inauspicious start was actually a marginal improvement on the Lightning’s forgettable 1997-98 season, in which the Bolts posted the NHL’s worst record.
Detroit Is The Capital Of Bad Sports Right Now | Andrew Mooney | September 13, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThey’d lost their previous three games, and thus had an inauspicious 0-3 record, but anything is possible.
The Golden State Warriors had just about as inauspicious a beginning to their 2020-21 season as possible.
The Warriors Might Not Be A Superteam Anymore, But Steph And Draymond Still Make Them Dangerous | Jared Dubin | May 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightSurface temperatures across 2020 indicated it was in the running to beat 2016’s inauspicious record, and 2021 could be worse still.
Crystal Ball 2021: Predictions for the economy, politics, technology, and more | lbelanger225 | December 1, 2020 | FortuneThere is never a good time for a government to be seen ignoring the recommendations of its scientific advisers, but the timing here is particularly inauspicious.
The U.K. government’s scientific advisers told it weeks ago to introduce a national lockdown. It ignored them. | David Meyer | October 13, 2020 | Fortune
It was an inauspicious beginning to what is now a remarkable career.
‘The Americans’: Noah Emmerich on Playing Stan Beeman, ‘Jane Got a Gun,’ and More | Jason Lynch | May 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the whole, the beginning was not inauspicious, though there might be a doubt whether old Mrs. Hall would keep all her promises.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeDick, who had heard nothing of the matter, was up first on that inauspicious day, and took the journal to an arbour in the garden.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonOn one such inauspicious day, the young poet Junius came into a square, thronged with the grieving populace.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevThe Bishop accordingly opened his book and commenced the marriage ceremony, under circumstances so novel and so inauspicious.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter ScottSuch an event being considered inauspicious in China, the Emperor decreed that the new year should begin on the previous day.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for inauspicious
/ (ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs) /
not auspicious; unlucky
Derived forms of inauspicious
- inauspiciously, adverb
- inauspiciousness, noun
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