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ILL-STARRED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does ill-starred mean?

• ILL-STARRED (adjective)
The adjective ILL-STARRED has 1 sense:

1. marked by or promising bad fortune

Familiarity information: ILL-STARRED used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ILL-STARRED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Marked by or promising bad fortune

Synonyms:

ill-fated; ill-omened; ill-starred; unlucky; doomed

Context examples:

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

Similar:

unfortunate (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune)

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