Inauspiciously

Inauspiciously
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]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • inauspiciously — adverb see inauspicious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • inauspiciously — adverb In an inauspicious manner …   Wiktionary

  • inauspiciously — adv. in an unlucky manner, unfavorably …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inauspiciously — in·auspiciously …   English syllables

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  • unpropitiously — adverb in an inauspicious manner he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th • Syn: ↑inauspiciously • Ant: ↑propitiously, ↑auspiciously (for: ↑inauspiciously) …   Useful english dictionary

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