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inauspicious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inauspicious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inauspicious [ a.]
- Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.

Meaning of 'inauspicious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inauspicious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- presaging ill fortune
Example in sentence:
  • a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government;
  • a dead and ominous silence prevailed;
  • ill omens;
  • ill predictions;
  • my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven
Meaning (2):
- contrary to your interests or welfare
Example in sentence:
  • adverse circumstances;
  • made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions

Nearby Words:

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