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UNPROPITIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Not propitious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill; inauspicious; ominous (presaging ill fortune)

thunderous (extremely ominous)

Also:

unfavorable; unfavourable ((of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose)

Attribute:

auspiciousness; propitiousness (the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result)

Antonym:

propitious (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success)

Derivation:

unpropitiousness (the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result)

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