ill-omened
1. [ adjective ] marked by or promising bad fortune
Synonyms: ill-starred ill-fated unlucky doomed
Examples:

"their business venture was doomed from the start" "an ill-fated business venture" "an ill-starred romance" "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

Related terms: unfortunate
2. [ adjective ] marked by or promising bad fortune
Synonyms: ill-starred ill-fated unlucky doomed
Examples:

"their business venture was doomed from the start" "an ill-fated business venture" "an ill-starred romance" "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

Related terms: unfortunate
Similar spelling:   ilmenite
  ill-mannered