inauspicious

in spite of an inauspicious beginning, Laura and Bernard succeeded within a few years.

an inauspicious start to the day

an inauspicious turn of events

They resemble two incense sticks used at sacrifices. It's very inauspicious, and might enrage all present.

But despite this inauspicious premiere, the symphony quickly won acclaim.

Only forty years have passed since the telephone made such an inauspicious beginning.

But the deception you're contemplating would be deeply disrespectful of her and her desires - and a wildly inauspicious step toward marriage.

Droughts and sudden thunderstorms could damage crops, dogs were more likely to become rabid, and it was inauspicious to begin a journey or other large undertaking.

The biggest financial exchange you have never heard of IN THE competition for most inauspicious introduction to finance, Terrence Duffy, the executive chairman of CME Group, must surely be the winner.

The other day, on an inauspicious [13]Thursday afternoon, I sallied forth from my room at the call of these same sounds. There was a man on guard in the passage.

Though this was an inauspicious position, it  qualified him to stand for election to become an aedile and after several failed attempts  he finally obtained that office in 38 AD.

Despite this inauspicious beginning, the marriage was to be a notably happy one by the standards of many royal unions and Albert and Elizabeth had a genuine affection for one another.

And, therefore, since we have been unfortunate enough to introduce our heroine at so inauspicious a juncture, we would entreat for a mood of due solemnity in the spectators of her fate.