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Definition of propitious adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

propitious

adjective

NAmE//prəˈpɪʃəs//

propitious (for something/somebody) (formal)

likely to produce a successful result It was not a propitious time to start a new business. Circumstances could hardly have been less propitious for a strike.

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