inauspicious Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective not auspicious; boding ill
unfortunate.
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adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
untoward; adverse.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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adjective satellite presaging ill fortune
ill; ominous.
- ill omens
- ill predictions
- my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley
- a dead and ominous silence prevailed
- a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
WordNet
In`aus*pi"cious adjective
Definitions
Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. "Inauspicious stars." Shak. "Inauspicious love." Dryden. --In`aus*pi"cious*ly , adv. --In`aus*pi"cious*ness , n.
