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ill-starred

ill-starred
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [il stahrd]
    • /ɪl stɑrd/
    • /ɪl stɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [il stahrd]
    • /ɪl stɑrd/

Definitions of ill-starred word

  • adjective ill-starred doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise. 1
  • adjective ill-starred disastrous: an ill-starred marriage. 1
  • adjective ill-starred unlucky, doomed 1
  • adjective ill-starred If you describe something or someone as ill-starred, you mean that they were unlucky or unsuccessful. 0
  • adjective ill-starred unlucky; unfortunate; ill-fated 0
  • adjective ill-starred unlucky or doomed to disaster 0

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Origin of ill-starred

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ill-starred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ill-starred popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for ill-starred

adj ill-starred

  • destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
  • disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
  • hapless — unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
  • inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.

Antonyms for ill-starred

adj ill-starred

  • lucky — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
  • assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.

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