: 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
unpropitiouslyadverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat will be an unpropitious setting for launching a network: if the teams are unclear on the goal, the risk of confusion is considerable. Steve Denning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021 JoyFish sits in a strip mall in an unpropitious space that has seen several restaurants come and go. Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017