unpropitious
- a word derived from propitious.
Example Sentences
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The plain of Dasht-bi-Dowlat, or "The Unpropitious Plain," lies between Mastung and Quetta.
From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry
Unpropitious as first appearances were, we found no want of real hospitality and kindness among the Tempiese, and I have seldom spent a few days more pleasantly in a provincial town.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
Unpropitious weather conditions, as so often in the case of Spanish naval undertakings, ruined the enterprise.
From History of Holland by Edmundson, George
Unpropitious winds drive him and his attendants from their intended course.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
Unpropitious and uncongenial as had been her surroundings to her finer nature, these had only retarded development; they had not killed the germ.
From The Blue Goose by Nason, Frank Lewis
