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Meaning of 'propitious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Propitious [ a.]
- Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
- Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity.

Meaning of 'propitious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . propitious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
Example in sentence:
  • a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration;
  • propitious gales speeded us along;
  • propitious omens

Nearby Words:

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