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Of good omen; indicating future success.
- It was a boast of Napoleon, that the very weather owned the influence of his auspicious star—his triumphal entry, his procession, or his fête, were always marked by sunshine.
- Backed by the Salsoul Orchestra, Carol's auspicious single debut, "More," was one of the very first commercially-available 12" singles and was a smash, reaching the upper regions of the disco charts in 1976.
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Conducive to success.
- This is an auspicious day.
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Marked by success; prosperous.
- Sure, ſuch a Day as this vvas never ſeen! / The Sun himſelf, on this auſpicious Day, / Shines like a Beau in a nevv Birth-Day Suit: […]
syn. auspicial · auspicious · favorable · fortunate · fortuitous · lucky · propitious · prosperous · serendipitous · teratical
ant. disastrous · ruinous · inauspicious · ominous · foreboding · portentous