inauspicious
adjective
in·aus·pi·cious
ˌi-ˌnȯ-ˈspi-shəs 
: not auspicious
an inauspicious start
inauspiciously
adverb
inauspiciousness
noun
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Examples of inauspicious in a Sentence
Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the company eventually became very profitable.
this many problems so early in the project is a most inauspicious sign
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Though her writing career opened in an inauspicious manner, Edna St. Vincent Millay became the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Another hit for the city For Oakland, a city already reeling from a spate of recent reputation hits, the timing is inauspicious to say the least.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
Unaware of the inauspicious climate, Harris met virtually with MSRC representatives and sketched out how a hacker could jump from an on-premises server to the cloud without being detected.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 13 June 2024
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“Inauspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inauspicious. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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inauspicious
adjective
in·aus·pi·cious
ˌin-ȯ-ˈspish-əs
: not auspicious : not looking good for future success
inauspiciously
adverb
inauspiciousness
noun
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