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.
inauspiciously adv : in an inauspicious manner; "he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th" [syn: {unpropitiously}] [ant: {auspiciously}, {auspiciously}]