单词 | propitious |
释义 | propitious[ pruh-pish-uhs ] / prəˈpɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR propitious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepresenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather. indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens. favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods. Origin of propitious1400–50; 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; see -ous OTHER WORDS FROM propitiousWords nearby propitiouspropionic acid, propionicacidemia, propitiate, propitiation, propitiatory, propitious, propjet, propjet engine, proplastid, propman, propolis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for propitiousBritish Dictionary definitions for propitiouspropitious / (prəˈpɪʃəs) / adjectivefavourable; auguring well gracious or favourably inclined Derived forms of propitiouspropitiously, adverbpropitiousness, nounWord Origin for propitiousC15: from Latin propitius well disposed, from prope close to Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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