English Explanatory Dictionary

inauspicious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not auspicious; ill-omened.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inauspicious.wav

Word forms

inauspicious more inauspicious most inauspicious

Etymology

From in- + auspicious.

Synonyms

foreboding portentous augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred inauspicate inauspicious nefastous omenic ominous brooding presageful presagious prodigious sinister star-crossed sullen

Antonyms

auspicial auspicious unauspicious augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal foreboding ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred inauspicate inauspicious nefastous omenic ominous brooding portentous presageful presagious prodigious sinister star-crossed sullen

Derived words

inauspiciously inauspiciousness
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