- inauspicious
- inauspicious (adj.) 1590s, from IN- (Cf. in-) (1) "not, opposite of" + AUSPICIOUS (Cf. auspicious). Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness.
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Inauspicious — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inauspicious — I adjective adverse, boding, disadvantageous, ill timed, inadvisable, inexpedient, infelix, inopportune, mistimed, nefastus, ominous, presageful, problematic, problematical, unfavorable, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious, untimely, untoward II… … Law dictionary
inauspicious — unpropitious, *ominous, portentous, fateful Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN]): *sinister, malign, malefic, maleficent, baleful Antonyms: auspicious Contrasted words: *favorable, propitious, benign: fortunate, iucky, happy,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inauspicious — [adj] ominous, unpromising bad, baleful, baneful, black, dire, discouraging, evil, fateful, foreboding, ill boding, ill omened, impending, inopportune, sinister, threatening, unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious, untimely … New thesaurus
inauspicious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conducive to success; unpromising. DERIVATIVES inauspiciously adverb inauspiciousness noun … English terms dictionary
inauspicious — [in΄ô spish′əs] adj. not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill omened inauspiciously adv. inauspiciousness n … English World dictionary
inauspicious — in|aus|pi|cious [ ,ınɔ spıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL something that is inauspicious makes you think that success is not likely: He made an inauspicious start to his career by breaking a leg in his first race. ╾ in|aus|pi|cious|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inauspicious — [[t]ɪ̱nɔːspɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely. [FORMAL] The meeting got off to an inauspicious start with one of the main participants failing to turn up. Ant: auspicious … English dictionary
inauspicious — UK [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs] / US [ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs] adjective formal something that is inauspicious makes you think that success is not likely He made an inauspicious start to his career by breaking a leg in his first race. Derived word: inauspiciously adverb … English dictionary
inauspicious — adjective Date: 1592 not auspicious < an inauspicious start > • inauspiciously adverb • inauspiciousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
