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English
Etymology
From Latin inauspicatus; prefix in- (“not”) + auspicatus, past participle auspicari. Equivalent to in- + auspicate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inauspicate (comparative more inauspicate, superlative most inauspicate)
- (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
Latin
Adjective
inauspicāte
- vocative masculine singular of inauspicātus