Ill-omened \Ill`-o"mened\, a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under {Ill}, adv.
ill-omened adj : marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-starred}, {unlucky}]