ill-starred

[il-stahrd]

adjective

1. doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky.

   an ill-starred enterprise.

2. disastrous.

   an ill-starred marriage.

ill-starred

adjective

1. unlucky; unfortunate; ill-fated

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-starred¹

First recorded in 1595–1605