propitious

/prəˈpɪʃ·əs/ adj

Definition

› likely to result in success, or showing signs of success: With economic conditions so uncertain, he felt it was not a propitious time to make a big investment.

(Definition of propitious adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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