ill-starred

ill-starred

(ĭl′stärd′)adj. Ill-fated; unlucky. See Synonyms at unfortunate.

ill-starred

adj unlucky; unfortunate; ill-fated

ill′-starred′

adj. unlucky; ill-fated. [1595–1605]

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Adj.

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ill-starred - marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescottill-fated, ill-omened, unlucky, doomedunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

ill-starred

adjective doomed, unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy, hapless, inauspicious, star-crossed, ill-omened, ill-fated an ill-starred attempt to create jobs in a deprived area

ill-starred

adjectiveInvolving or undergoing chance misfortune:hapless, ill-fated, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward.

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