in·aus·pi·cious ( n ô-spsh  s)adj. Not favorable; not auspicious. in aus·picious·ly adv.in aus·picious·ness n. |
inauspicious [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
adj
not auspicious; unlucky
inauspiciously adv
inauspiciousness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | inauspicious - not auspicious; boding ill auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" |
| 2. | inauspicious - contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" | |
| 3. | inauspicious - presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" unpropitious - not propitious |
inauspicious
adjective unpromising, bad, unfortunate, discouraging, unlucky, ominous, unfavourable, black, untoward, ill-omened, unpropitious, bodeful The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.
good, promising, encouraging, lucky, fortunate, favourable, auspicious, propitious
good, promising, encouraging, lucky, fortunate, favourable, auspicious, propitious
Translations
inauspicious [ˌɪnɔːsˈpɪʃəs] ADJ [occasion] → poco propicio; [circumstances] → desfavorable; [moment] → inoportuno, poco propicio
the campaign got off to an inauspicious start → la campaña empezó de manera poco propicia
the campaign got off to an inauspicious start → la campaña empezó de manera poco propicia
inauspicious [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs] adj → peu propice
in-between [ˌɪnbɪˈtwiːn] adj [stage] → entre les deux
inboard motor [ˌɪnbɔːrdˈməʊtər] n → moteur m in-bord, in-bord m
in-between [ˌɪnbɪˈtwiːn] adj [stage] → entre les deux
inboard motor [ˌɪnbɔːrdˈməʊtər] n → moteur m in-bord, in-bord m
inauspicious
adj → Unheil verheißend; circumstances, omen also → unheilträchtig; to get off to an inauspicious start (career, campaign) → sich nicht gerade vielversprechend anlassen; (person) → keinen vielversprechenden Anfang machen
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