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inauspicious

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in⋅aus⋅pi⋅cious

  [in-aw-spish-uhs]
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–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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in·aus·pi·cious   (ĭn'ô-spĭsh'əs)   
adj.  Not favorable; not auspicious.
in'aus·pi'cious·ly adv., in'aus·pi'cious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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