propitious

/pɹəˈpɪʃəs/

adj 3

Collocations

VERB + PROPITIOUS

await, book, timing

PROPITIOUS + NOUN

mr, zidane

ADV.

always, especially

adj

Favorable; advantageous.

propitious weather

Characteristic of a good omen.

But counterrevolutions are reversible. Klein devotes much of her book to propitious signs that this can happen — indeed is happening.

Favorably disposed towards someone.

propitious weather

Wiktionary

But counterrevolutions are reversible. Klein devotes much of her book to propitious signs that this can happen — indeed is happening.

Wiktionary

The timing is especially propitious for Mr. Zidane, whose family comes from the Berber region of Kabylie.

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When the occasion is propitious, I always find it interesting to ask a person I don’t know well if he, or she, is fond of dogs.

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We await a propitious time to act.

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i Register

In some senses, propitious is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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