inauspicious

Adjective
Synonyms: unfortunateadverseuntowardillominous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. not auspicious; boding illSynonyms: unfortunate
  2. contrary to your interests or welfare“adverse circumstances”“made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions”Synonyms: adverseuntoward
  3. 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”Synonyms: illominous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inauspicious \In`aus*pi"cious\, a. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. "Inauspicious stars." --Shak. "Inauspicious love." --Dryden. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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