Alex's "Ominous" word list

mr. L. (Canada)
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  1. inauspicious
    boding ill
  2. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  3. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  4. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  5. contrary
    exact opposition
  6. ill
    affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
  7. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  8. unfortunate
    marked by or resulting in bad luck
  9. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  10. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
Created on Thu May 13 13:23:32 EDT 2010 (updated Thu May 13 13:27:12 EDT 2010)

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