/ Dictionary / Index I ill-starred: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ill-starred Pronunciation: (il'stärd'), [key] — adj. doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise. disastrous: an ill-starred marriage. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ill-starred (Thesaurus) ill-spent ill-suited Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language