Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs, a.

(-aws-pĭsh'us), a. [Prefix in and auspicious.] Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; evil; unfavorable; as, the war commenced at an inauspicious time, and its isssue was inauspicious. “The yoke of inauspicious stars.” Shak. “Inauspicious love.” Dryden.