augury augury /ˈɔːɡ.jʊ.ri/ aep /ˈɑːɡ.jɚ.i/ noun FORMAL
1 F0 [C] a sign of what might happen in the future: » These sales figures are a good augury for another profitable year.Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition2 F0 [U] the skill of knowing what will happen in the future: » His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury.Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuitionThesaurus+: ↑Extrasensory perception and telepathy |