'Ill-omened' definitions:

Definition of 'ill-omened'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky]

Definition of 'Ill-omened'

From: GCIDE
  • Ill-omened \Ill`-o"mened\, a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
  • Syn: ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky. [1913 Webster]