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inauspicious
adjective
Not auspicious; boding ill
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ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs
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adjective
Not auspicious; boding ill
adjective
Presaging ill fortune
“Ill omens”
adjective
Contrary to your interests or welfare
“Adverse circumstances”
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Ill omens
Ill predictions
{'source': 'P.B.Shelley', 'text': 'my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven'}
A dead and ominous silence prevailed
A by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
Adverse circumstances
Made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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