auspicious
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
Origin of auspicious
1Other words from auspicious
- aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- aus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- un·aus·pi·cious, adjective
- un·aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
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How to use auspicious in a sentence
But Peg shook her bobbed head and refused to promise that she would keep up the friendship so auspiciously begun.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong | Lillian GarisThat day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
Lucretia, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe third of October had broken auspiciously with a bright sun and a cloudless sky.
The Mystery of Cloomber | Arthur Conan DoyleIt was Sunday, and never Sabbath broke fairer than that one, or sun shone more auspiciously on the commencement of a voyage.
In Eastern Seas | J. J. SmithMy second attempt to break into the casual ward began more auspiciously.
The People of the Abyss | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for auspicious
/ (ɔːˈspɪʃəs) /
favourable or propitious
archaic prosperous or fortunate
usage For auspicious
Derived forms of auspicious
- auspiciously, adverb
- auspiciousness, noun
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