inauspicious
adjective
[ ɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs ]
• not conducive to success; unpromising.
• "following this inauspicious start the British, outnumbered, withdrew"
Similar:
unpromising,
unpropitious,
unfavourable,
adverse,
unfortunate,
infelicitous,
unhappy,
ill-omened,
ominous,
ill-fated,
ill-starred,
untoward,
untimely,
inopportune,
disadvantageous,
discouraging,
disheartening,
gloomy,
bleak,
black,
bad,
sinistrous,
unchancy,
