[adjective] [formal] - showing that success is not likelyAfter an inauspicious start, Scotland went on to win the match by three goals to two.Her cinematic debut was inauspicious and she decided to return to the theatre where she remained for the rest of her career.
INAUSPICIOUS
Meaning of INAUSPICIOUS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012