unpropitious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ UK /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #478776

Meanings

1

adj
not favorable or likely to lead to success; ill-timed

Persistent rain made the conditions unpropitious for the expedition.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not favorable or likely to... unfavorable inauspicious adverse untimely

Opposites

propitious favorable auspicious

Word family

Derived forms unpropitiouslyunpropitiousness

Related forms propitious propitiate

Etymology

Formed from un- + propitious. Propitious came through French from Latin propitius, meaning 'favorable, gracious, or well disposed.'

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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