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inauspiciously

in·aus·pi·cious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-aw-spish-uh s]
    • /ˌɪn ɔˈspɪʃ əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-aw-spish-uh s]
    • /ˌɪn ɔˈspɪʃ əs/

Definitions of inauspiciously word

  • adjective inauspiciously not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable. 1
  • noun inauspiciously In an inauspicious manner. 1

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Origin of inauspiciously

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; in-3 + auspicious

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Parts of speech for Inauspiciously

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inauspiciously popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for inauspiciously

adverb inauspiciously

  • unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
  • ominously — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
  • discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
  • unfavorably — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
  • fatefully — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

Antonyms for inauspiciously

adverb inauspiciously

  • promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.

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