Definition for AU-SPI'CIOUS

AU-SPI'CIOUS, a. [See Auspice.]

  1. Having omens of success, or favorable appearances; as, an auspicious beginning.
  2. Prosperous; fortunate; applied to persons; as auspicious chief. – Dryden.
  3. Favorable; kind; propitious; applied to persons or things; as, an auspicious mistress. – Shak.

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