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propitious

American  
[pruh-pish-uhs] / prəˈpɪʃ əs /

adjective

  1. presenting favorable conditions; favorable.

    propitious weather.

  2. indicative of favor; auspicious.

    propitious omens.

  3. favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive.

    propitious gods.
propitious British  
/ prəˈpɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. favourable; auguring well

  2. gracious or favourably inclined

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Other Word Forms

  • propitiously adverb
  • propitiousness noun
  • unpropitious adjective
  • unpropitiously adverb
  • unpropitiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of propitious

1400–50; late Middle English propicius < Latin propitius favorably inclined, propitious, probably equivalent to pro- pro- 1 + -pit-, combining form of petere to head for, resort to, solicit + -ius adj. suffix; -ous

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