Word:
Propitious
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Likely to have or produce good results.
Sentences:
1) Now is a propitious time to start a business.
2) The success of the first movie in May was a propitious start for the summer season of blockbusters.
Origin:
Middle English propycyous, from Anglo-French propitius.
First use:
15th century.
Synonyms:
auspicious, bright, encouraging
Antonyms:
unlikely, unpromising.
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