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ill-omened

[ il-oh-muh nd ]

/ ˈɪlˈoʊ mənd /

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adjective

having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.

Origin of ill-omened

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby ill-omened

ill-judged, ill-kempt, ill-looking, ill-mannered, ill-natured, ill-omened, ill-prepared, ill-sorted, ill-spent, ill-starred, ill-suited

Example sentences from the Web for ill-omened

Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England."

Border and Bastille |George A. Lawrence
They who think that superstition can be weakened in this way, do not know the vitality of that dark and ill-omened principle.

History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 |Henry Thomas Buckle
Wherefore I counsel you to pause ere you reach that ill-omened waste, and pass the night at the hostel there.

The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn |Evelyn Everett-Green
How reviving was the breath of the early morning, after leaving that close, suffocating, ill-omened inn!

The Diary of an Ennuye |Anna Brownell Jameson

Nor is it necessary, that any ill-omened apprehensions should be excited by the misfortunes of the Alexander and the Friendship.

The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay |Arthur Phillip

British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened

ill-omened

adjective

doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated