- inauspicious⇄adv. inauspiciously.
- inauspicious⇄inauspicious, adjective.
with signs of failure, unfavorable; unlucky.
Ex. a tardy and inauspicious season (Elisha K. Kane). In spite of inauspicious economic conditions, the natural gas industry moved ahead (Harper's).
(SYN) unpromising - inauspicious⇄noun inauspiciousness.