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Today's Word "propitious"

Presenting favorable circumstances on

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

"'And what do the omens say this hour is propitious for... 'It is propitious for the making of a priestess in the ancient way.'" -- Marion Zimmer Bradley, 'The Forest House'

 

Propitious derives from Latin propitius, "favorable."


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