ill-starred
Americanadjective
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doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky.
an ill-starred enterprise.
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disastrous.
an ill-starred marriage.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ill-starred
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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It was an ill-starred alliance, and Frank quickly found himself out of his depth.
From BBC
Obviously, this is a commercial musical and not a literary masterpiece on par with Shakespeare’s tragedy of ill-starred lovers.
From Los Angeles Times
But what tilts this ill-starred production into epic disaster is the backstage drama that breaks out when romantic jealousy spreads throughout the company.
From Los Angeles Times
The last time such personal televised revelations came from a senior royal was Princess Diana’s ill-starred BBC “Panorama” interview.
From Los Angeles Times
There are portents aplenty packed into the hold of the ill-starred ship of the title in “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.”
From Seattle Times
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