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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in·aus·pi·cious /ˌɪˌnɔˈspɪʃəs/
 (a.)不吉的,凶兆的,惡運的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·aus·pi·cious a. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. “Inauspicious stars.” --Shak. “Inauspicious love.”
 -- In*aus*pi*cious*ly, adv. -- In*aus*pi*cious*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 inauspicious
      adj 1: not auspicious; boding ill [syn: unfortunate] [ant: auspicious]
      2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse
         circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the
         most untoward conditions" [syn: adverse, harmful, untoward]
      3: presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my
         words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"-
         P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a
         by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the
         Government" [syn: ill, ominous]