Definitions for unpromisingʌnˈprɒm ə sɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•prom•is•ingʌnˈprɒm ə sɪŋ(adj.)

  1. unlikely to be favorable or successful.

Origin of unpromising:

1625–35

un•prom′is•ing•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unpromising(adj)

    unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment

    "faced an unpromising task"; "music for unpromising combinations of instruments"

Wiktionary

  1. unpromising(Adjective)

    Not promising


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