ill-omened

[ il-oh-muhnd ]
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adjective
  1. having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.

Origin of ill-omened

1
First recorded in 1675–85

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British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened

ill-omened

adjective
  1. doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated

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