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unpromising

unpromising adjective: not promising. Also the present participle and gerund of unpromise.

Adjective

unpromising (comparative more unpromising, superlative most unpromising)

  1. Not promising.
    • The main reason for Mr Bush’s enduring popularity is a health initiative he personally championed with the unpromising acronym of Pepfar.2019 July 17, David Pilling, “Why George W Bush is Africa’s favourite US president”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2021

Also used as

unpromising is also the present participle and gerund of unpromise.

Forms of unpromising

comparativemore unpromising
superlativemost unpromising

Origin of unpromising

From un- + promising.

Words formed from unpromising

Questions about unpromising

What does unpromising mean?
Unpromising means not promising.
What part of speech is unpromising?
Unpromising is an adjective.

Words near unpromising in the dictionary

  1. unpromiscuous
  2. unpromiscuously
  3. unpromise
  4. unpromised
  5. unpromises
  6. unpromising
  7. unpromisingly
  8. unpromisingness
  9. unpromotable
  10. unpromoted
  11. unprompt

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