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unpropitious

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un·pro·pi·tious  (npr-pshs)
adj.
Unfavorable; inauspicious: arrived at an unpropitious moment.
unpro·pitious·ly adv.
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Adj.1.unpropitiousunpropitious - not propitious                      
unfavorable, unfavourable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"
propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"
Translations
unpropitious [ˈʌnprəˈpɪʃəs] ADJ → impropicio, poco propicio
unpropitious
adj omen, moment, circumstances → ungünstig


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