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propice

/pɹəˈpaɪs/

propice adjective: fit; propitious.

Adjective

propice (comparative more propice, superlative most propice)

  1. (obsolete) Fit; propitious.
    • Firſt I phantaſied that if I liſt to take vpon me the crowne and imperiall Scepter of the realme, now was the time propice and conuenient.1569, Richard Grafton, “Richarde the Thirde”, in A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande […], volume II, London: […] Henry Denham, […], for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey...

Forms of propice

comparativemore propice
superlativemost propice

Origin of propice

From Old French propice. See propitious.

Questions about propice

What does propice mean?
Propice means fit; propitious.
What part of speech is propice?
Propice is an adjective.
How do you pronounce propice?
Propice is pronounced /pɹəˈpaɪs/.

Words near propice in the dictionary

  1. prophylls
  2. prophyllum
  3. prophyrin
  4. prophyses
  5. prophysis
  6. propice
  7. propicillin
  8. propiconazol
  9. propiconazole
  10. propidene
  11. propidine

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