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infausto

inauspicious

adjective een-FOWSS-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Latin infaustus (unlucky), from in- (not) + faustus (favorable).

Also means

ill-fated

Usage Note

Infausto describes an event or omen that bodes ill. It agrees in gender and number: infausta (f), infausti (m pl), infauste (f pl). It is a formal, literary adjective rarely heard in casual speech — a learner who uses it in conversation will sound very bookish.

Examples

"Fu un giorno infausto per la famiglia."

Natural Translation

It was an inauspicious day for the family.

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