auspiciously

adverb

aus·​pi·​cious·​ly

: in an auspicious manner

But the day did not close so auspiciously as it began.

—Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, 1811

A conscientious host should ever be up betimes, to look after the welfare of his guests, and see to it that their day begin auspiciously.

—Herman Melville, Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, 1849

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