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   Ill-starred

   /ˈil ˌstärd/

   

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   • 1. destined to fail or have many difficulties; unlucky: "an ill-starred expedition"

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   What does ill starred mean?

   • If you describe something or someone as ill-starred, you mean that they were unlucky or unsuccessful . ...an ill-starred attempt to create jobs in Northern Ireland. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does ill-starred mean?

   • If you are unlucky, bad things happen to you by chance. If something, such as an event or a result, is unlucky, it results in bad things happening by chance. These are words and phrases related to ill-starred. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ill-starred.

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   What was an ill-starred enterprise?

   • an ill-starred enterprise. an ill-starred marriage. He chiefly divided his time between the House of Lords and sitting at home, lamenting over his own ill-starred existence. The settlement no doubt was influenced by the imminence of a large expansion of policy—the ill-starred Irish expedition.

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   Ill-starred definition: doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky. See examples of ILL-STARRED used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of ill-starred. adjective. marked by or promising bad fortune. “an ill-starred romance”. synonyms: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, star-crossed, unlucky. unfortunate. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.

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   Apr 2, 2024 · adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something or someone as ill-starred, you mean that they were unlucky or unsuccessful . [literary] ...an ill-starred attempt to create jobs in Northern Ireland. Synonyms: doomed, unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy More Synonyms of ill-starred.

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   Definition of ill-starred adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of. ill-starred. in English. ill-starred. Thesaurus > resulting in bad things happening by chance > ill-starred. These are words and phrases related to ill-starred. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ill-starred.

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   What does the adjective ill-starred mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ill-starred . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.