Ill-omened
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
"Ill betide those foul birds that delight to file their own nest, and disgust the ear with perpetual discord of ill-omened croak."
Adjective
- 1 marked by or promising bad fortune wordnet
Example
More examples"A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck."
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