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Inauspicious

[in-aw-spish-uhs]

adjective

not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.

Origin:
1585–95; in-³ + auspicious

Related forms

in·aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb

in·aus·pi·cious·ness, noun

Synonyms
unpropitious, ill-timed, unpromising.

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inauspicious (ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs)

—*adj*
	not auspicious; unlucky

inaus'piciously

—*adv*

inaus'piciousness

—n

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