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inauspiciously

/ˌɪˌnaʊˈspɪʃɪsli/ adv

In an inauspicious manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'auspicium' — 'avis' (bird) + 'specere' (to look). Ancient Romans would watch birds to predict the future; if the birds looked good, it was 'auspicious.' So 'inauspiciously' means in an unfavorable, ill-omened way. The same root 'specere' gives us 'inspect,' 'spectacle,' and 'conspicuous.'

adv In an inauspicious manner.

The project began inauspiciously when the lead researcher resigned on the first day.

(副词) 不吉利地；不祥地

当首席研究员在第一天辞职时，这个项目就不吉利地开始了。

(adverbio) desfavorablemente; acigadamente; nefastamente; de mal augurio [De manera inauspiciosa.]

El proyecto comenzó de manera inauspiciosa cuando el investigador principal renunció el primer día.

(adverbe) sous de mauvais auspices; défavorablement; de manière défavorable; malencontreusement [D'une manière peu prometteuse ou de mauvais augure.]

Le projet débuta sous de mauvais auspices lorsque le chercheur principal démissionna dès le premier jour.

(Adverb) ungünstig; unheilvoll [Auf eine Weise, die als ungünstiges Vorzeichen oder schlechtes Omen gilt; unglückverheißend.]

Das Projekt begann **inauspiciously**, als der leitende Forscher am ersten Tag kündigte.

(副詞) 不吉に；縁起悪く；前途有望でない様子で

主任研究者が初日に辞任したため、プロジェクトは不吉なスタートを切った。

(advérbio) desfavoravelmente; de mau agouro; sem bons auspícios [De maneira pouco auspiciosa.]

O projeto começou de forma pouco auspiciosa quando o pesquisador principal renunciou no primeiro dia.

Synonyms: unfavorably unluckily unfortunately ominously unpropitiously unpromisingly discouragingly forebodingly Antonyms: auspiciously favorably luckily propitiously

Related words

auspicious auspice

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