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- [il stahrd]
- /ɪl stɑrd/
- /ɪl stɑːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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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