infaust
English
Etymology
From Latin infaustus, from in- (“not”) + faustus (“fortunate, lucky”).
Adjective
infaust (comparative more infaust, superlative most infaust)
- (archaic) unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister
- 1849, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, ‘'The Caxtons: A Family Picture:
- Nevertheless, it was an infaust and sinister augury for Austin Caxton[.]
- 1849, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, ‘'The Caxtons: A Family Picture:
References
“infaust” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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