- unpropitious
- un·propitious
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unpropitious
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unpropitious — I adjective adverse, hopeless, ill disposed, ill omened, ill timed, inauspicious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, unfavorable, unfortunate, unpromising, untoward II index adverse (hostile), antipathetic ( … Law dictionary
unpropitious — (adj.) c.1600 (implied in unpropitiously), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PROPITIOUS (Cf. propitious) … Etymology dictionary
unpropitious — *ominous, portentous, fateful, inauspicious Analogous words: *sinister, baleful, malign, malefic, maleficent: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): *adverse, antagonistic, counter Antonyms: propitious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unpropitious — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unpropitious — un|pro|pi|tious [ ,ʌnprə pıʃəs ] adjective VERY FORMAL an unpropitious situation or time does not seem appropriate for getting the result you want … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unpropitious — adj.; unpropitiously, adv.; unpropitiousness, n. * * * … Universalium
unpropitious — adjective not propitious; unfavourable, untimely … Wiktionary
unpropitious — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bodeful, boding, clashing, competitive, con, conflicting, contradictory, contrary,… … Moby Thesaurus
unpropitious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune: bad, evil, ill, inauspicious, unfavorable. See LUCK … English dictionary for students
unpropitious — adj. not propitious, not favorable … English contemporary dictionary
unpropitious — adjective (of a circumstance) not indicating a good chance of success; unfavourable. Derivatives unpropitiously adverb … English new terms dictionary
