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Meanings of unpropitious in English

Spanish
impropicio

Not propitious.

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        Usage of unpropitious in English
        1
        The spot you mention is unpropitious to me; the attempt would fail.
        Benita, an African romance
        2
        Once again the fates were suddenly unpropitious to the Irish national movement.
        A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
        3
        The petition was received by the Regent with a most unpropitious aspect.
        Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
        4
        Doubtless on those occasions the omens proved unpropitious for the final deed.
        Tales of Destiny
        5
        But it is an unpropitious season for the firm and masculine virtues.
        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
        6
        Not that there had been since the unpropitious beginning of this evening.
        Terminal Compromise
        7
        And even a small defeat were an unpropitious sign on this expedition.
        The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
        8
        He chose an unpropitious day for a tentative declaration of his intentions.
        The White Morning: A Novel of the Power of the German Women in W...
        9
        It would be most unpropitious if she guessed much about his magic.
        The Clan of the Cave Bear
        10
        Jasper could not have selected a more unpropitious moment for his cause.
        What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
        11
        Every thing in Pennsylvania was thus unpropitious to the fine arts.
        The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. / Composed f...
        12
        And this unpropitious fight had become the reason for her existence.
        Aimez-vous Brahms
        13
        But in spite of this heroic sacrifice, the gods were unpropitious.
        Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
        14
        But the hour was not unpropitious for the indulgence of some discreditable whim.
        Gambara
        15
        The season has been equally unpropitious to the lovelorn Phoebe Wilkins.
        Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
        16
        They have been placed in this seemingly unpropitious Salt Lake country.
        Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
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        impropicio
        Unpropitious through the time
        Unpropitious across language varieties
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