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unpromising

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un·prom·is·ing  (n-prm-sng)
adj.
Not likely to develop in a desirable manner: an unpromising beginning to the relationship.
un·promis·ing·ly adv.
unpromising [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ]
adj
not showing any promise of favourable development or future success
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpromisingunpromising - unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment; "faced an unpromising task"; "music for unpromising combinations of instruments"
inauspicious, unfortunate - not auspicious; boding ill
unpromising
adjective inauspicious, discouraging, ominous, unfavourable, doubtful, gloomy, adverse, unpropitious, infelicitous His business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
Translations
unpromising [ˈʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] ADJ → poco prometedor
it looks unpromising → no promete mucho
unpromising [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj → peu prometteur/euse
unpromising
adj → nicht sehr vielversprechend; start also → nicht sehr erfolgversprechend, wenig erfolgversprechend; to look unpromising → nicht sehr hoffnungsvoll or gut aussehen; (weather) → nichts Gutes versprechen
unpromising [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj → poco promettente
unpromising [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] adj → poco promettente


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Looking back at the old town, with its one steep street climbing the white face of the chalk hill, I remembered what wonderful exotic women Thomas Hardy had found eating their hearts out behind the windows of dull country high streets, through which hung waving no banners of romance, outwardly as unpromising of adventure as the windows of the town I had left.
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TOM arrived at home in a dreary mood, and the first thing his aunt said to him showed him that he had brought his sorrows to an unpromising market:
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There was, at times, a want of spirits about him which, if it did not denote indifference, spoke a something almost as unpromising.
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