inauspicate

English

Etymology

From Latin inauspicatus; prefix in- (“not”) + auspicatus, past participle auspicari. Equivalent to in- +‎ auspicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɔːspɪkət/

Adjective

inauspicate (comparative more inauspicate, superlative most inauspicate)

1. (obsolete) inauspicious

   Synonyms: foreboding, portentous; see also Thesaurus:ominous

   • 1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third:

     And this was the successe of his first invasion, which though it bore an inauspicate face, it proved of a friendly event

References

• “inauspicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Adjective

inauspicāte

1. vocative masculine singular of inauspicātus