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Infaust
In-faust′
,Adj.
[L.
infaustus
; pref. in-
not + faustus
fortunate, lucky.] Not favorable; unlucky; unpropitious; sinister.
[R.]
Ld. Lytton.
Definition 2024
infaust
infaust
English
Adjective
infaust (comparative more infaust, superlative most infaust)
- (archaic) unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister
- 1849, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, ‘'The Caxtons: A Family Picture:
- Nevertheless, it was an infaust and sinister augury for Austin Caxton[.]
- 1849, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, ‘'The Caxtons: A Family Picture:
References
J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.