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Tuesday June 1, 1999

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propitious \pruh-PISH-uhs\ , adjective:
1. Presenting favorable circumstances or conditions.
2. Favorably inclined; gracious; benevolent.

By the early 1500s rice was being planted on the Cape Verde island most propitious for agriculture, Santiago.
-- Judith A. Carney, Black Rice

It is hard to imagine a less propitious start to a marriage: in a single blow Vincent forfeited the trust of his wife, the respect of her family, and the means of his own support.
-- Matthew Sturgis, Aubrey Beardsley: A Biography

If the fates are propitious we may succeed.
-- A. K. Green

Propitious derives from Latin propitius, "favorable."

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