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单词 ill-starred
释义

ill-starred

adjective

ˈil-ˈstärd How to pronounce ill-starred (audio)
: ill-fated, unlucky
an ill-starred venture

Synonyms

  • hapless
  • hard-luck
  • ill-fated
  • jinxed
  • luckless
  • snakebit
  • snakebitten
  • star-crossed
  • unfortunate
  • unhappy
  • unlucky
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Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

ill-starred

adjective

as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck an ill-starred attempt to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unfortunate
  • unhappy
  • disastrous
  • luckless
  • hapless
  • ill-fated
  • doomed
  • unfavorable
  • unlucky
  • jinxed
  • star-crossed
  • tragic
  • snakebitten
  • hard-luck
  • snakebit
  • adverse
  • inauspicious
  • damned
  • catastrophic
  • tragical
  • calamitous
  • unpromising
  • accursed
  • ill
  • untoward
  • accurst

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happy
  • lucky
  • fortunate
  • favored
  • gifted
  • favorable
  • privileged
  • promising
  • golden
  • fair
  • propitious
  • blessed
  • auspicious
  • blest
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