Definition of "inauspiciously" [inauspiciously]

• In an inauspicious manner. (adverb)

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• "The narrative begins inauspiciously in 1654 with the arrival of 23 Jewish settlers in New Amsterdam, whose governor, Peter Stuyvesant, greeted them as "hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ.""
• "The English juniors started inauspiciously, beaten 24-6 by Scotland, but the girls beat a strong Swedish team by the maximum possible score."
• "But the day began inauspiciously and got worse before a solid finish by Armstrong, who might have been rethinking his comeback during five frigid hours in the rain — if he hadn't already endured much tougher struggles with cancer and doping allegations during a historic racing career that includes seven Tour de France titles."