<adj.all> adverse circumstances made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
presaging ill fortune
<adj.all> ill omens ill predictions my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven a dead and ominous silence prevailed a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
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.
Among new shows, CBS' "TV 101" had an inauspicious debut at 63rd, just below ABC's "Murphy's Law."
The sale of Home Insurance, which has annual revenue of more than $2 billion, marks an inauspicious end to AmBase's plan to build a financial superstore for consumers.
Her return after a lapse of a few years was inauspicious: the short-lived "Rent-a-Cop" with Burt Reynolds.
But the costs of special offers, discounts and other encouragements to move stocks are less significant than market conditions. Fiat is launching its new model at an inauspicious moment.
In terms of volume, it was an inauspicious beginning for November.