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    unpropitious
    /ʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavourable: "his reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNPROPITIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    UNPROPITIOUS meaning: 1. not likely to be successful, or not showing any signs of success: 2. not likely to be…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unpropitiousUnpropitious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : not likely to have or produce a good result : not favorable or advantageous : not propitious. an unpropitious time. Jasper could not have selected a more unpropitious moment for his cause. Edward Bulwer-Lytton. unpropitiously adverb. Examples of unpropitious in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unpropitiousUnpropitious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. not propitious. synonyms: ill, inauspicious, ominous. presaging ill fortune. thunderous. extremely ominous. unfavorable, unfavourable. (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNPROPITIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Not propitious or favourable; not auguring well.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › unpropitiousUnpropitious - definition of unpropitious by The Free Dictionary

    Define unpropitious. unpropitious synonyms, unpropitious pronunciation, unpropitious translation, English dictionary definition of unpropitious. adj. Unfavorable; inauspicious: arrived at an unpropitious moment. un′pro·pi′tious·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › unpropitious_adjunpropitious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective unpropitious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAll content related to 'unpropitious' - Collins Online Dictionary

    All you need to know about "UNPROPITIOUS" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › unpropitiousUnpropitious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Adjective. Filter. adjective. Unfavorable; inauspicious. Arrived at an unpropitious moment. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: antagonistic. adverse. threatening. ominous. inauspicious. ill. contrary. unfavorable. evil. bad. Antonyms: propitious. Origin of Unpropitious. From un- + propitious. From Wiktionary.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › unpropitiousunpropitious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 27, 2023 · unpropitious (comparative more unpropitious, superlative most unpropitious) Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › unpropitiousUNPROPITIOUS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for UNPROPITIOUS: unfavorable, unpromising, discouraging, sombre, disheartening, hopeless, cheerless, dismal; Antonyms of UNPROPITIOUS: favorable, promising, benign, bright, prosperous, golden, auspicious, hopeful