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propitious
(encz) | propitious,příhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
propitious
(encz) | propitious,příznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
propitious
(encz) | propitious,vhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Propitious
(gcide) | Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
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2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
"indicative of success," or "favored by incidental
occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious
event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously
protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions,
and decides our success; as, propitious gales;
propitious influences.
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. --
Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
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propitious
(wn) | propitious
adj 1: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in
or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious
gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of
planets for space exploration" [ant: unpropitious] |
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propitiously
(encz) | propitiously, |
propitiousness
(encz) | propitiousness, n: |
unpropitious
(encz) | unpropitious,neblahý adj: Zdeněk Brožunpropitious,nepříznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unpropitiously
(encz) | unpropitiously, adv: |
unpropitiousness
(encz) | unpropitiousness, n: |
Impropitious
(gcide) | Impropitious \Im`pro*pi"tious\, a.
Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were impropitious."
--Sir H. Wotton.
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Propitious
(gcide) | Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
"indicative of success," or "favored by incidental
occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious
event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously
protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions,
and decides our success; as, propitious gales;
propitious influences.
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. --
Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
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Propitiously
(gcide) | Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
"indicative of success," or "favored by incidental
occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious
event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously
protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions,
and decides our success; as, propitious gales;
propitious influences.
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. --
Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
Propitiousness
(gcide) | Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
"indicative of success," or "favored by incidental
occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious
event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously
protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions,
and decides our success; as, propitious gales;
propitious influences.
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. --
Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
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Unpropitious
(gcide) | Unpropitious \Unpropitious\
See propitious. |
propitiously
(wn) | propitiously
adv 1: in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job
auspiciously on his birthday" [syn: auspiciously,
propitiously] [ant: inauspiciously, unpropitiously] |
propitiousness
(wn) | propitiousness
n 1: the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful
result [syn: auspiciousness, propitiousness] [ant:
inauspiciousness, unpropitiousness] |
unpropitious
(wn) | unpropitious
adj 1: not propitious [ant: propitious] |
unpropitiously
(wn) | unpropitiously
adv 1: in an inauspicious manner; "he started his new job
inauspiciously on Friday the 13th" [syn:
inauspiciously, unpropitiously] [ant: auspiciously,
propitiously] |
unpropitiousness
(wn) | unpropitiousness
n 1: the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result [syn:
inauspiciousness, unpropitiousness] [ant:
auspiciousness, propitiousness] |
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