Unpropitious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unpropitious is an adjective meaning Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.
Meaning
Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.
Example Sentences
'Tvvas vvhen the Dog-ſtar's unpropitious ray / Smote ev'ry brain, and vvither'd ev'ry Bay; / Sick vvas the Sun, the Ovvl forſook his bovv'r, / The moon-ſtruck Prophet felt the madding hour: […]
[I]t was there that he had hoped to have found peace and rest from the past turmoils of life, in that enchanting spot, in which he might have desired to have ended his days, had not Fate, ever unpropitious to him, chased him from it.
Synonyms for unpropitious
Depending on context, synonyms include ominous, ill, thunderous, inauspicious.
Antonyms for unpropitious
Common opposites include propitious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inauspicious, ill, ominous, thunderous, impropitious, unfavourable.
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