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ill-starred definition

ill·-starred (-stärd′)

adjective

unlucky or doomed to disaster

Etymology: < astrological notion of being born or conceived under an evil star

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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