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–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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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ill-starred
(ĭl'stärd')
adj. Ill-fated; unlucky. See Synonyms at
unfortunate
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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