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ill-starred - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ill-starred' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ill-starred [ a.]
- Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

Meaning of 'ill-starred' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ill-starred [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by or promising bad fortune
Example in sentence:
  • an ill-fated business venture;
  • an ill-starred romance;
  • the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons;
  • their business venture was doomed from the start

Nearby Words:

ill ill-boding ill-bred ill-favored ill-judged ill-lived ill-looking ill-mannered ill-minded ill-natured

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