unpropitiously
- adverb
- /ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəsli/
:
desfavorablemente
- The ceremony started unpropitiously with technical difficulties and a late arrival of the guest of honor.
Examples
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They launched the new product unpropitiously during an economic downturn, leading to disappointing sales.
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The athlete began his season unpropitiously, suffering an injury in the very first game.
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Everything went unpropitiously!
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The meeting started unpropitiously, with technical issues delaying the presentation.
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The ceremony started unpropitiously with technical difficulties and the guest of honor arriving late.
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They launched the new product unpropitiously during an economic downturn, which affected its sales.
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The athlete began his season unpropitiously, suffering an injury right at the start of the competition.
Synonyms
1
2.0
In a way that happens because of bad luck
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8.9
In a way that makes success seem unlikely
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6.8
In an unlucky way, often without success
Antonyms
How Propitious
Surface Forms
Morphology
unpropitiously = unpropitious (transparent) = un + propitious + ly
Formed regularly as un- + propitious (opposite of favorable) with -ly making an adverb, so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Unpropitiously begins with un- meaning 'not' and comes from propitious, which means 'favourable' or 'lucky'. So if something happens unpropitiously, it happens in an 'unfavourable' or 'unlucky' way, like a bad start that makes success harder.