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ill-omened
[ il-oh-muhnd ]
/ ˈɪlˈoʊ mənd /
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adjective
having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.
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Origin of ill-omened
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby ill-omened
illocution, illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, ill-omened, ill-prepared, I'll say, ill-sorted, ill-spent, ill-starred
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British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened
ill-omened
adjective
doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated
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