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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › unpropitiousUNPROPITIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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   The earliest known use of the adjective unpropitious is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for unpropitious is from 1613, in a text by John Marston, poet and playwright, and William Barksted, actor and poet. unpropitious is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, propitious adj. See etymology.

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   unpropitious: [adjective] not likely to have or produce a good result : not favorable or advantageous : not propitious.

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   What is the meaning of unpropitious?

   • Definition of unpropitious. : 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.

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   How is unpropitious a prefix?

   • unpropitious unpropitious unpropitious is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, propitious adj.

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   Are unreasonable times unpropitious?

   • Read more Perhaps unreasonable times are unpropitious for a fundamentally reasonable, levelheaded sensibility with an instinct to deflate. Nevertheless, even under these almost blasphemously unpropitious circumstances, the place seems to make a profound impact.

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   Was a general election an unpropitious time?

   • It may have seemed an unpropitious time for a general election. She assumed power in distinctly unpropitious circumstances, facing union unrest, and a failing economy. Even beyond the question of funding, the climate for educational innovation seemed unpropitious. The letter could not have arrived at a more unpropitious moment.

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   unpropitious: 1 adj not propitious Synonyms: ill , inauspicious , ominous presaging ill fortune thunderous extremely ominous unfavorable , unfavourable (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose Antonyms: propitious presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success auspicious auguring favorable ...