auspicious

[ aw-spish-uh s ]

/ ɔˈspɪʃ əs /

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adjective

promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.

favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.

Origin of auspicious

1600–10; < Latin auspici(um) auspice + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM auspicious

aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb aus·pi·cious·ness, noun un·aus·pi·cious, adjective un·aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb

Words nearby auspicious

ausonius, auspex, auspicate, auspice, auspicial, auspicious, aussat, aussie, aussie battler, aust., austemper

Example sentences from the Web for auspicious

But even though 2014 is only halfway over, it already seems like an auspicious year for the “other” parent.

Is 2014 ‘Year of the Dad’? |Andy Hinds |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The timing is auspicious for such a move with the Tiananmen anniversary fast approaching.

Why China Hates This New D.C. Street Name |David Keyes |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was an auspicious time for a 21-year-old woman to publicly document her sexual escapades and humiliations.

Is This Dildo-Licking, Dominatrix-Loving Vogue Blogger the New Face of Feminism? |Lizzie Crocker |May 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet a screaming headline on the Drudge Report—SHARPTON WAS FBI MOB RAT—was hardly an auspicious way to begin a momentous week.

Al Sharpton: I’m No Snitch |Lloyd Grove |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

That heritage is probably just as auspicious as is proprietorship of The Tonight Show.

Jimmy Fallon’s Brilliant ‘Tonight Show’ Debut |Tom Shales |February 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I received two Cranford letters on one auspicious October morning.

Cranford |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
His removal to Louisville, at this time, is regarded by the friends of the Church in this region as a most auspicious event.

Gleanings by the Way |John A. Clark
At this auspicious moment a knock sounded at the kitchen door.

Anne Of Avonlea |Lucy Maud Montgomery
When these have been satisfactorily concluded, an auspicious day for the wedding is selected in consultation with the astrologer.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
As an auspicious omen on Kamattawa Indian summer came down with its fragrant sigh and its transient flash of yellow radiance.

The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) |Samuel Alexander White

British Dictionary definitions for auspicious

auspicious

/ (ɔːˈspɪʃəs) /

adjective

favourable or propitious

archaic prosperous or fortunate

Derived forms of auspicious

auspiciously, adverb auspiciousness, noun

usage for auspicious

The use of auspicious to mean `very special' (as in this auspicious occasion) should be avoided

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