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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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