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unpropitious

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Unfavorable to success or a good outcome.

Heavy rain made the afternoon an unpropitious time for an outdoor exhibition.

Dictionary practice example.

A power outage makes the afternoon unpropitious for finishing the posters because the team's only working printer cannot operate during the interruption.

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