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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Ill"-starred`\, a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.
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| Pronunciation: | 'il'stârd | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] 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.Prescott | ||
| Synonyms: | doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, unfortunate, unlucky | ||
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| Definition: | \Ill"-starred`\, a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day. | ||
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| Related Terms: | baleful, bodeful, fateful, foreboding, hapless, ill-fated, luckless, malefic, malign, ominous, portentous, sinister, star-crossed, unfavorable, unfortunate, unhappy, unpromising, unpropitious, untoward | ||
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