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ill-starred

[il-stahrd]
–adjective
1. doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
2. disastrous: an ill-starred marriage.

Origin:
1595–1605
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ill-starred   (ĭl'stärd')
adj.  Ill-fated; unlucky. See Synonyms at unfortunate.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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