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Inauspicious definitions
Webster's 1828 DictionaryINAUSPI'CIOUS, a. [in and auspicious.] Ill omened; unfortunate; unlucky; evil; unfavorable. The war commenced at an inauspicious time,and its issue was inauspicious. The counsels of a bad man have an inauspicious influence on society. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'sadjective Date: 1592 not auspicious Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. 1 ill-omened, unpropitious. 2 unlucky. Derivatives: inauspiciously adv. inauspiciousness n. Webster's 1913 DictionaryInauspicious In`aus*pi"cious, a. 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. Collin's Cobuild DictionaryAn inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely. (FORMAL) The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late. ? auspicious ADJ: usu ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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