propitious
[ pruh-pish-uh s ]
/ prəˈpɪʃ əs /
adjective
presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens.
favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods.
RELATED WORDS
auspicious, advantageous, opportune, beneficial, benign, brave, bright, encouraging, fortunate, happy, hopeful, lucky, pat, promising, prosperous, rosy, seasonable, timely, toward, useful
Nearby words
propionic acid, propionicacidemia, propitiate, propitiation, propitiatory, propitious, propjet, propjet engine, proplastid, propman, propolis
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propitious
/ (prəˈpɪʃəs) /
adjective
favourable; auguring well
gracious or favourably inclined
Derived Forms
propitiously, adverbpropitiousness, nounWord Origin for propitious
C15: from Latin propitius well disposed, from prope close to
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