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ill-starred

[ il-stahrd ]
/ ˈɪlˈstɑrd /
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adjective

doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
disastrous: an ill-starred marriage.

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Origin of ill-starred

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby ill-starred

ill-omened, ill-prepared, I'll say, ill-sorted, ill-spent, ill-starred, ill-suited, ill temper, ill-tempered, ill-timed, ill-treat
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Words related to ill-starred

sad, fateful, miserable, dreadful, deadly, calamitous, unfortunate, pitiful, fatal, harrowing, painful, grievous, pathetic, cataclysmic, disastrous, dire, awful, destructive, grim, terrible

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British Dictionary definitions for ill-starred

ill-starred

adjective

unlucky; unfortunate; ill-fated
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