ill-starred (Meaning)

Wordnet

ill-starred (s)

marked by or promising bad fortune

Webster

ill-starred (a.)

Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

FAQs About the word ill-starred

marked by or promising bad fortuneFated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

disastrous,unfortunate, unhappy, luckless,hapless, unfavorable, unlucky, ill-fated, adverse, tragic

lucky, favored, lucky, fortunate, happy,happy, fortunate, favored, golden, promising

The ill-starred expedition to the summit ended in tragedy.

The ill-starred marriage was doomed from the start.

The ill-starred stock market crash wiped out countless fortunes.

The sudden and ill-starred death of the young prince shocked the nation.