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Definition of Inauspicious
1. Adjective. Not auspicious; boding ill.
Attributes: Auspiciousness, Propitiousness
Similar to: Unpromising
Antonyms: Auspicious
Derivative terms: Inauspiciousness
2. Adjective. Contrary to your interests or welfare. "Made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
Similar to: Unfavorable, Unfavourable
Derivative terms: Adversity, Adversity, Inauspiciousness
3. Adjective. Presaging ill fortune. "A by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
Definition of Inauspicious
1. a. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.
Definition of Inauspicious
1. Adjective. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inauspicious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inauspicious
Literary usage of Inauspicious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... Carus and with their own danger, called aloud on young Numerian to obey the
will of the gods, and to lead them away from this inauspicious scene of war. ..."
2. Goldsmith's Roman History: Abridged by Himself, for the Use of Schools by Oliver Goldsmith (1825)
"Those who were attached to Paganism, prompted by their auspices, pronounced it
to be a most inauspicious omen, portending the most unfortunate events; ..."
3. The Life of John Jay: With Selections from His Correspondence and by William Jay (1833)
"... spending hours every day in that melancholy room ; and though he appears calm
and resigned, the effects of this inauspicious event are visible upon him. ..."
4. History of the Life and Times of James Madison by William Cabell Rives (1870)
"... describing inauspicious Influence of this State of Things on Prospects of
Annapolis Convention — Able Paper presented by Virginia Delegation in Congress ..."
5. The Emperor Charles V by Edward Armstrong (1902)
"... leaving Adrian of Utrecht as regent—Outbreak of revolt in Toledo, and social
war in Valencia—inauspicious opening of the reign. ON January 23, 1516, ..."
6. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, by John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"The supposed birthday of Typho was, in like manner, looked upon as inauspicious;
and " accordingly, on the third day of the Epact, the Kings neither ..."
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