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ill-fated, a.
(ˈɪlˈfeɪtɪd: see ill- III)
1. Having or destined to an evil fate.
1710Pope Windsor For. 311 Let softer strains ill-fated Henry mourn. 1805Wordsw. Fidelity viii, The day When this ill-fated Traveller died. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 278 Are not the miserable ill-fated? 1882J. Taylor Sc. Covenanters 29 That ill-fated effort to retrieve the Royal cause.
2. Fraught with or bringing bad fortune.
1715–20Pope Iliad i. 9 Declare, O Muse! in what ill-fated hour Sprung the fierce strife. 1729T. Cooke Tales, Proposals, etc. 26 In an illfated Day Philander led The virgin Charmer to the Vi'let Bed. |