ill-starred
ill–starred
adj \-ˈstärd\Definition of ILL-STARRED
See First Known Use of ILL-STARRED
1604
Related to ILL-STARRED
Synonyms: hapless, hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, snakebit (or snakebitten), star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy
Related Words: adverse, ill, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising, untoward; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous; accursed (or accurst), damned, doomed, tragic (also tragical)
Near Antonyms: blessed (also blest), favored, gifted, privileged; auspicious, fair, favorable, golden, promising, propitious
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