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inauspicious
adjective in·aus·pi·cious \ˌi-ˌnȯ-ˈspi-shəs\
: not showing or suggesting that future success is likely : not auspicious
Full Definition of INAUSPICIOUS
: not auspicious <an inauspicious start>
— in·aus·pi·cious·ly adverb
— in·aus·pi·cious·ness noun
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First Known Use of INAUSPICIOUS
1592
Related to INAUSPICIOUS
- Synonyms
- baleful, dire, direful, doomy, foreboding, ill, ill-boding, ominous, menacing, minatory, portentous, sinister, threatening
- Antonyms
- unthreatening
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