unpropitious

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung ungünstig, nachteilig oder Unheil verheißend; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning unfavorable or inauspicious, rarely used in modern English.

1. Unfavorable or inauspiciousC1formal

   Not likely to lead to success or a good outcome; unfavorable.

   Ungünstig

   • The unpropitious weather forced the cancellation of the outdoor event.
   • His unpropitious start to the new job worried his colleagues.
   • The economic forecast was unpropitious for small businesses.

   Synonymeadversebaddetrimentaldisadvantageoushostileinauspiciousominousunfavorableunpromisinguntimely

   Antonymeadvantageousauspiciousbeneficialfavorablegoodhopefulpromisingpropitious