inauspicious

Modifies a noun

• beginning: South America began in a deserted carpark on a damp sea shore, an inauspicious beginning for the long road north.
• start: An inauspicious start for Giles, who England really need to perform well here.
• day: The Master said: " Today is the first day of the Bengali month, an inauspicious day for undertaking a journey.
• direction: This would in any case be preferable than facing any of one's inauspicious directions.
• aspect: Inadvertently tapping its inauspicious aspect can lead to adultery.
• date: Despite the inauspicious date he has enjoyed his career in accountancy in the intervening years.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: This got off to a rather inauspicious start with the recording of ' Revolution ' .
• very: In terms of popular music the decade got off to a very inauspicious start.
• seemingly: But this seemingly inauspicious start to a day leads to an evening of champagne celebration, a winning silver salver and rapturous applause.
• somewhat: After these somewhat inauspicious beginnings, our next two hours improved significantly.
• fairly: Windmill End opened in 1878, enjoyed a fairly inauspicious life and closed to passengers, as did the line, in 1964.

Used with adjective complement

• consider: A door opening into a T-junction or opening down a hallway is considered inauspicious.