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The definition of auspicious is a situation that is positive or indicative of good things to come or is someone who is lucky.

(adjective)

An example of an auspicious occasion is a high school graduation.
An example of someone who is auspicious is a recent college graduate who gets a high paying job in his field after his first interview.

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See auspicious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of good omen; boding well for the future; favorable; propitious
favored by fortune; successful

Origin: < L auspicium (see auspice) + -ous

Related Forms:

auspiciously adverb
auspiciousness noun

See auspicious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable.
Marked by success; prosperous.

Related Forms:

aus·piˈcious·ly adverb

aus·piˈcious·ness noun

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