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nonpromising

nonpromising adjective: unpromising.

Adjective

nonpromising (not comparable)

  1. unpromising
    • Apparently, either they are still in the trial period or some trials have shown nonpromising results.2015 August 17, Anindita Banerjee et al., “Vitamin D and Alzheimer's Disease: Neurocognition to Therapeutics”, in International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of nonpromising

From non- + promising.

Questions about nonpromising

What does nonpromising mean?
Nonpromising means unpromising.
What part of speech is nonpromising?
Nonpromising is an adjective.

Words near nonpromising in the dictionary

  1. nonprolific
  2. nonprolongation
  3. nonprominence
  4. nonprominent
  5. nonpromiscuous
  6. nonpromising
  7. nonpromissory
  8. nonpromoted
  9. nonpromotion
  10. nonpromotional
  11. nonpromotions

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