AUSPI'CIOUS, adjective [See auspice.] 1. Having omens of success, or favorable appearances; as an auspicious beginning. 2. Prosperous; fortunate; applied to persons; as auspicious chief. 3. Favorable; kind; propitious; applied to persons or things; as an auspicious mistress.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI