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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unpropitiousadjective

    not propitious

Wiktionary

  1. unpropitiousadjective

    not propitious; unfavourable, untimely

  2. Etymology: From un- + propitious

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unpropitiousadjective

    Not favourable; inauspicious.

    ’Twas when the dog-star’s unpropitious ray
    Smote ev’ry brain, and wither’d ev’ry bay,
    Sick was the sun. Alexander Pope.

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  1. unpropitious

    Unpropitious typically refers to something that is not likely to lead to success or indicates a lack of favorable conditions. It is often used to describe circumstances, occasions, or conditions that are unfavorable, unfortunate, or characterized by bad luck.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unpropitious

    un-prō-pish′us, adj. not propitious, inauspicious.—adj. Unpropi′tiable, incapable of being propitiated.—adv. Unpropi′tiously.—n. Unpropi′tiousness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unpropitious in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unpropitious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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