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unpropitious

adjective

un·​pro·​pi·​tious ˌən-prə-ˈpi-shəs How to pronounce unpropitious (audio)
: 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That 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

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unpropitious was in 1613
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