propitious
presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens.
favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods.
Origin of propitious
1Other words from propitious
- pro·pi·tious·ly, adverb
- pro·pi·tious·ness, noun
- un·pro·pi·tious, adjective
- un·pro·pi·tious·ly, adverb
- un·pro·pi·tious·ness, noun
Words Nearby propitious
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How to use propitious in a sentence
“We tested Edison’s intuition that there is a fleeting, propitious moment for insightful thoughts within the sleep onset period,” the team wrote.
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The Clinton tax hike simply came at an unusually propitious moment, enabling inappropriately high interest rates to tumble.
The time Mr. Jenyns thought most propitious, a point upon which he grew warm and almost serious.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerDatto Timbang was watching, and the occasion was not a propitious one for taking christian blood.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanMay 1780 be still more propitious for public and private happiness.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThe duke has been studying the position from this terrace and decides that Blois is not a propitious spot for his secret schemes.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacThe time is propitious, for as the council is now met in Alsatia, so the Temple walks are quiet.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for propitious
/ (prəˈpɪʃəs) /
favourable; auguring well
gracious or favourably inclined
Origin of propitious
1Derived forms of propitious
- propitiously, adverb
- propitiousness, noun
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