ill-omened

[ il-oh-muhnd ]

/ ˈɪlˈoʊ mənd /

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adjective

having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.

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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Example sentences from the Web for ill-omened

Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England."
Border and Bastille|George A. Lawrence
They who think that superstition can be weakened in this way, do not know the vitality of that dark and ill-omened principle.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Wherefore I counsel you to pause ere you reach that ill-omened waste, and pass the night at the hostel there.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green
How reviving was the breath of the early morning, after leaving that close, suffocating, ill-omened inn!
The Diary of an Ennuye|Anna Brownell Jameson

Nor is it necessary, that any ill-omened apprehensions should be excited by the misfortunes of the Alexander and the Friendship.
The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay|Arthur Phillip

British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened

ill-omened

adjective

doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ill-omened
释义	ill-omened [ il-oh-muhnd ] / ˈɪlˈoʊ mənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ill-omened ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ill-omened Throwing down the ill-omened journal, I could not forbear a muttered quotation: "The day looks dark for England." Border and Bastille\|George A. Lawrence They who think that superstition can be weakened in this way, do not know the vitality of that dark and ill-omened principle. History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3\|Henry Thomas Buckle Wherefore I counsel you to pause ere you reach that ill-omened waste, and pass the night at the hostel there. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn\|Evelyn Everett-Green How reviving was the breath of the early morning, after leaving that close, suffocating, ill-omened inn! The Diary of an Ennuye\|Anna Brownell Jameson Nor is it necessary, that any ill-omened apprehensions should be excited by the misfortunes of the Alexander and the Friendship. The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay\|Arthur Phillip British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened ill-omened adjective doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ill-omened disastrous, ill-fated, wrecked, unfortunate, cursed, done, overwhelmed, fated, destroyed, reprobate, threatened, overthrown, lost, ruined, undone, bewitched, damned, sentenced, sunk, convicted
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ill-omened

adjective

Origin of ill-omened

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Example sentences from the Web for ill-omened

British Dictionary definitions for ill-omened

adjective

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