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say it: pruh-PISH-uhs
propitious is an adjective meaning "presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success". It carries one recorded sense.
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
“propitious omens”
“propitious gales speeded us along”
“a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for propitious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.