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adjective
Date: 1710
1. having or destined to a hapless fate ; unfortunate <an ill-fated expedition> 2. that causes or marks the beginning of misfortune
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ill-fated
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ill-fated — adj. 1. marked by or promising bad fortune; unsuccessful; as, an ill fated business venture. Syn: ill omened, ill starred, unlucky. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-fated — adj literary unlucky and leading to serious problems or death ▪ an ill fated venture … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-fated — ill fat|ed [ ıl feıtəd ] adjective MAINLY JOURNALISM likely to end in failure or death: a passenger aboard the ill fated flight … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-fated — ill starred, disastrous, *unlucky, unfortunate, calamitous, luckless, hapless Analogous words: *ominous, portentous, fateful: malefic, malign, baleful, *sinister … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ill-fated — ill′ fat′ed adj. 1) destined to an unhappy fate: an ill fated voyage[/ex] 2) bringing bad fortune • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
ill-fated — index ominous, portentous (ominous), regrettable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-fated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ destined to fail or have bad luck … English terms dictionary
ill-fated — [il′fāt′id] adj. 1. having or certain to have an evil fate or unlucky end 2. causing misfortune; unlucky … English World dictionary
ill-fated — ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe something as ill fated, you mean that it ended or will end in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way. England s footballers are back home after their ill fated trip to Algeria. Syn: doomed … English dictionary
ill-fated — adjective marked by or promising bad fortune (Freq. 1) their business venture was doomed from the start an ill fated business venture an ill starred romance the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons W.H.Prescott • Syn: ↑doomed, ↑ill … Useful english dictionary
ill-fated — /il fay tid/, adj. 1. destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill fated voyage. 2. bringing bad fortune. [1700 10] Syn. 1. doomed, hapless, ill starred, jinxed. * * * … Universalium
