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Meanings of propitious in English
Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success.
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Usage of propitious in English
1
The relief would pass in a few moments; the time seemed propitious.
2
There was not a soul in sight; it was a propitious hour.
3
The climate is propitious; above all, the absence of hurry and worry.
4
They came to wash in the sacred waters at the propitious moment.
5
Torthorald saw the propitious blaze; he showed it to his terrified followers.
6
He awaited the propitious moment with the crafty patience of the sick.
7
His name was propitious on the seas, in the most evident dangers.
8
The most propitious appear to be west Africa, the Sahel and Afghanistan.
9
The first stages and incidents of the expedition were not exactly propitious.
10
Tell her the stars and the spirits are propitious to our union.
11
The lunar disc is propitious for the study of great geological phenomena.
12
The moment might be propitious to the pretender, however false his claim.
13
The future looked bright, and on every hand the times were propitious.
14
Throughout the year, 1848, the weather was propitious for ploughing and sowing.
15
Kate was in no very propitious mood for her interview with George.
16
To sail on the ocean when it is calm, is always propitious.
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United Kingdom
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