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inauspicious (adj.)

1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious. Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness. The Latin word was inauspicatus "without auspices; with bad auspices," which had a brief career in English as inauspicate (17c.).

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Definitions of inauspicious from WordNet

inauspicious (adj.)
not auspicious; boding ill;
Synonyms: unfortunate
inauspicious (adj.)
contrary to your interests or welfare;
Synonyms: adverse / untoward
inauspicious (adj.)
presaging ill fortune; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley;
Synonyms: ill / ominous
From wordnet.princeton.edu