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| 1. | promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion. |
| 2. | favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate. |
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| aus·pi·cious
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adj.
aus·pi'cious·ly adv., aus·pi'cious·ness n. |
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auspicious
1596 (implied in auspiciously), "of good omen," from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds," from PIE *awi-spek- "observer of birds," from *awi- "bird" + *spek- "to see." Connection between birds and omens also is in Gk. oionos "bird of prey, bird of omen, omen," and ornis "bird," which also could mean "omen." Auspice (usually pl.) "influence exerted on behalf of someone or something" is from 1637.
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| auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: inauspicious] |
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auˈspicious [-ʃəs] adjective
giving hope of success
Example: You haven't made a very auspicious start to your new job.
See also: auspicesExample: You haven't made a very auspicious start to your new job.
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Auspicious
Aus*pi"cious\, a. [See Auspice.]1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning. Auspicious union of order and freedom. --Macaulay. 2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. "Auspicious chief." --Dryden. 3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. "Thy auspicious mistress." --Shak. "Auspicious gales." --Pope. Syn: See Propitious. -- Aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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