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auspiciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an auspicious way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an auspicious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: propitiously

Antonyms: inauspiciously

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English auspicious Middle English -ly English -ly English auspiciously From auspicious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lupaavasti — in an auspicious way
  • Finnish: hyväenteisesti — in an auspicious way
  • French: sous les meilleurs auspices — in an auspicious way
  • German: verheißungsvoll — in an auspicious way
  • Italian: sotto i migliori auspici — in an auspicious way
  • Russian: благоприя́тно (blagoprijátno) — in an auspicious way
  • Russian: благополу́чно (blagopolúčno) — in an auspicious way