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infaust

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From Latin īnfaustus, from in- (“not”) + faustus (“fortunate, lucky”).

adjective more infaust · most infaust

archaic Unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister. Nevertheless, it was an infaust and sinister augury for Austin Caxton[.]
rare Of a prognosis: Poor, grim.

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@misc{infaust_2026,
  title = {infaust},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infaust},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}