inauspicious
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INAUSPICIOUS
[more inauspicious; most inauspicious]
formal
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not showing or suggesting that future success is likely
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not auspicious
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The team got off to an inauspicious [=unpromising] start/beginning with a series of early losses.
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Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the company eventually became very profitable.
— inauspiciously
adverb-
His movie career started inauspiciously with several box-office flops.
