auspiciously
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7.5
- adverb
- /ɔːˈspɪʃəsli/
- Formal
:
de manera auspiciosa
- The wedding started auspiciously, with sunny weather and joyful guests.
- begin auspiciously
Examples
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It began auspiciously: the door to University Hall banged shut in my face.
Fiction book (1993) -
It had started auspiciously with lots of laughter.
Fiction book (1999) -
The century opened auspiciously enough.
Academic text (1993) -
The first day did not begin auspiciously.
Academic text (1991) -
Despite her dread, however, the visit began auspiciously.
Fiction book (2000) -
Auspiciously, America's practice of multiparty democracy has gained popularity in Africa.
Academic text (1992) -
The year 1961 began rather auspiciously as the band marched down Constitution Avenue to honor the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy and then performed at the annual meeting of the American Bandmasters Association three months later.
Academic text (2015) -
There is an appropriate irony, therefore, in its having devolved upon me, as perhaps my final public action as a member of our faculty, to introduce not only tonight's extraordinary guest speaker but also this newly endowed "Last Lecture" series that her visit will so auspiciously inaugurate.
Fiction book (1995) -
She felt that the meeting began auspiciously, as everyone shared positive insights.
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The season opened auspiciously for the team, winning their first game by a large margin.
Synonyms
In a way that makes success likely
Antonyms
How Favorable
- Formal
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
auspiciously = auspicious (transparent) = auspicious + ly
Productive adverbial -ly added to the adjective 'auspicious'; meaning is directly 'in a favorable manner'.
Etymology
Auspiciously comes from an old Latin idea of watching birds for signs, from avis ('bird') and specere ('to look'). So, to do something auspiciously is to do it in a way that seems like a good sign or will turn out well.