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   propitious

   /prəˈpɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable: "the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious"
   • ▪ favourably disposed towards someone: "there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius ‘favourable, gracious’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. propitiously adverb
   • 2. propitiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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