unpropitious
unpropitious adjective: not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.
Adjective
unpropitious (comparative more unpropitious, superlative most unpropitious)
- Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.
- 'Tvvas vvhen the Dog-ſtar's unpropitious ray / Smote ev'ry brain, and vvither'd ev'ry Bay; / Sick vvas the Sun, the Ovvl forſook his bovv'r, / The moon-ſtruck Prophet felt the madding hour: […]1742, [Alexander Pope], “Book the Fourth”, in The New Dunciad: As is^([sic]) It was Found in the Year 1741. […], Dublin: […] George Faulkner, →OCLC, page 10, lines 9–12
- [I]t was there that he had hoped to have found peace and rest from the past turmoils of life, in that enchanting spot, in which he might have desired to have ended his days, had not Fate, ever unpropitious to him, chased him from it.1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter VII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 82
unpropitious meaning in Urdu
unpropitious in Urdu
- غیرموافق
Forms of unpropitious
| comparative | more unpropitious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unpropitious |
Origin of unpropitious
From un- + propitious.
Words formed from unpropitious
Questions about unpropitious
- What does unpropitious mean?
- Unpropitious means not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.
- What is unpropitious in Urdu?
- Unpropitious in Urdu is غیرموافق. See Unpropitious meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is unpropitious?
- Unpropitious is an adjective.
Words near unpropitious in the dictionary
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