ill-omened
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Ill-omened — Ill o mened, a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under {Ill}, adv. Syn: ill fated, ill starred, unlucky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-omened — [il′ō′mənd] adj. having bad omens; ill fated; inauspicious … English World dictionary
ill-omened — index dire, disastrous, ominous, regrettable, unfavorable, unpropitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-omened — adjective literary likely to bring a lot of problems or suffering in the future: an ill omened business venture … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ill-omened — ill o|mened [ ,ıl oumənd ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY not lucky and likely to fail or cause problems at a later time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-omened — adjective marked by or promising bad fortune their business venture was doomed from the start an ill fated business venture an ill starred romance the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons W.H.Prescott • Syn: ↑doomed, ↑ill fated, ↑ill starred … Useful english dictionary
ill-omened — adj ill starred, ill fated, star crossed, doomed, unlucky. See ill fated (def.1) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ill-omened — /il oh meuhnd/, adj. having or attended by bad omens; ill starred. [1675 85] * * * … Universalium
ill-omened — /ˈɪl oʊmənd/ (say il ohmuhnd) adjective having or attended by bad omens; ill starred …
ill-omened — foretelling bad events, predicting bad things … English contemporary dictionary
