Ill-starred
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Adjective
- 1 Doomed to a bad fate; hapless.
""Do not name it!" answered he, passionately. "God forgive me! I cannot yet bear its name. But for its ill-starred birth, Henriette might now be living. What is there in that unconscious infant to replace its mother?""
Adjective
- 1 marked by or promising bad fortune wordnet
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More examples""Do not name it!" answered he, passionately. "God forgive me! I cannot yet bear its name. But for its ill-starred birth, Henriette might now be living. What is there in that unconscious infant to replace its mother?""