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auspicious
[aw-spish-uhs]
adjective
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable.
an auspicious occasion.
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
auspicious
/ ɔːˈspɪʃəs /
adjective
favourable or propitious
archaic, prosperous or fortunate
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Usage
The use of auspicious to mean `very special' (as in this auspicious occasion ) should be avoided
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Other Word Forms
- auspiciously adverb
- auspiciousness noun
- unauspicious adjective
- unauspiciously adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auspicious1
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Example Sentences
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And this brief encounter may have been auspicious.
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It was not an auspicious start to his film career.
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Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.
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Frustrating results that overshadowed an otherwise auspicious day.
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The protests were auspicious, with an estimated 5 million people participating in 2,100 gatherings nationwide.
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