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Meaning of "unpropitiously" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNPROPITIOUSLY

ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəslɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPROPITIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpropitiously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNPROPITIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Propitiation

Propitiation, also called expiation, is the act of appeasing or making well disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor to avoid divine retribution.

Definition of unpropitiously in the English dictionary

The definition of unpropitiously in the dictionary is in an unfavourable or inauspicious manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPROPITIOUSLY

ambitiously · audaciously · auspiciously · bodaciously · capriciously · deliciously · efficaciously · expeditiously · graciously · inauspiciously · judiciously · maliciously · ostentatiously · propitiously · salaciously · spaciously · surreptitiously · suspiciously · unsuspiciously · viciously

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPROPITIOUSLY

unpromisingly · unprompted · unpronounceable · unpronounced · unprop · unproperly · unpropertied · unprophetic · unprophetical · unpropitious · unproportionate · unproportioned · unproposed · unprosperous · unprosperously · unprotected · unprotected intercourse · unprotected sex · unprotectedness · unprotestantise

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPROPITIOUSLY

anonymously · cautiously · consciously · continuously · dangerously · deviously · enormously · famously · generously · hilariously · meticulously · obviously · outrageously · previously · ridiculously · seriously · simultaneously · spontaneously · tremendously · unanimously · vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of unpropitiously in the English dictionary of synonyms

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unpropitiously
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Unpropitiously
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unpropitiously
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unpropitiously
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unpropitiously
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unpropitiously
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unpropitiously
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPROPITIOUSLY»

Discover the use of unpropitiously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpropitiously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Selected Plays of John Marston
In sad good earnest, sir, you have touched the very bare of naked truth; my silk 120 stocking hath a good gloss, and, I thank my planets, my leg is not altogether unpropitiously shaped. There's a word: 'unpropitiously'. I think I shall speak ...
John Marston, Macdonald Pearman Jackson, Michael Neill, 1986
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The works of John Marston, repr., with notes [&c.] by J.O. ...
In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth ; my silk stocking hath a good glosse, and I thanke my planets, my legge is not altogether unpropitiously shap't. There 's a word : unpropitiously ? I thinke I shall speake ...
John Marston, James Orchard Halliwell- Phillipps, 1856
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The Works: With Notes and Some Account of His Life and ...
In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth; my silk stocking hath a good glosse, and I thanke my planets, my legge is not altogether unpropitiously shap't. There 's a word: unpropitiously? I thinke I shall speake ...
John Marston, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1856
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Renaissance Drama in Action
I think I shall speak as 'unpropitiously' as any courtier in Italy. (2.1.106—9) A cluster of such overtly Strange words can be particularly diliicult for an actor to deal with, and I suspect that any performer would find the Following obscure and  ...
Martin White, 2013
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Wind Against the Mountain: The Crisis of Politics and ...
3 • Gou: Gathering Unpropitiously Success in defending the Song, in the final analysis, would rest not just on the deeds of heroic men, but also the rhetoric of a pivotal woman — the Grand Dowager, Xie Qiao. In the aftermath of new setbacks at ...
Richard L. Davis, 1996
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The Life of Mrs. Jordan: Including Original Private ...
unpropitiously, by a new comedy of first rate merit, in which she had no part, all the characters being distributed among the old established actors of the Drury Lane company. I allude to Burgoyne's Heiress, first acted on the 14th of January,  ...
James Boaden, 1831
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John Marston's theatrical drama
... extent of their wit within the context of their speeches. Poor Balurdo, for instance, is most frequently the character interested in his use of words : I thank my planets my leg is not altogether unpropitiously shap'd. There's a word: " unpropitiously ...
John Scott Colley, 1974
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The plays of John Marston
Balur. In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth; my silk stocking hath a good glosse, and I thanke my planets, my legge is not altogether unpropitiously shap't. There 's a word: unpropitiously? I thinke I shall speake ...
‎1934
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Works
There's a word : unpropitiously P I think I shall speak unpropitiously as well as any courtier in Italy. in Biro. So help me your sweet bounty, you have the most graceful presence, applausive elecuty, amazing volubility, polish'd adornation, ...
John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, 1887
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The Union Dictionary: Containing All that Truly Useful in ...
Add. Unfathomably, tin-fitlffirn-5-blé. ad. so as not to be sounded. Thomson. Unfathomed, fin-f5th'fim'd. a. not to be sounded. _ DrydUnfatigued, fin-fé-t&&g'd'. a. unwearied, untired. Unfavourable, in-f.'i'vfir-5-bl. ad. unkindly, unpropitiously.
Thomas Browne, 1822

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPROPITIOUSLY»

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Michael Scudamore - obituary
Scudamore's Aintree quest began somewhat unpropitiously in 1951 on a horse called Easter A Calling. “They went too fast to the first, over-jumped and piled ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
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A Fourth Ice Age
Unpropitiously, the movie begins with a bit recycled from the last film, in which Scrat the squirrel's pursuit of an acorn causes the Earth's landmass to break apart ... «FWWeekly, Jul 12»
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One Night, BBC One, review
So to One Night (BBC One), the best British dramatic offering of the evening, which the Beeb had dumped in an unpropitiously late slot. They seemed to have put ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 12»
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A Solo Seafarer, Armed Only With Oars
But the boat he chartered, the unpropitiously named Mal di Testa—"headache" in Italian—capsized and was abandoned, Ms. Cook said. Mr. Fairfax had been ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 12»
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89155 salute the 'G wiz
Actually, the day had begun unpropitiously. It dawned cold, damp and blustery. In the car park, some drank beer, more for ritual's sake than pleasure's. In the ... «The Age, Dec 06»
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