unpropitiouslyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɪʃəsli/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈpɪʃəsli/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and propitious adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, propitiously adv. at propitious adj. Derivatives.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + propitiously adv. at propitious adj. Derivatives. Compare later unpropitious adj.

Not propitiously; inauspiciously, unfavourably.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adverb] > unfavourably

illc1325

contrariouslyc1380

amissa1425

contrary1497

sinisterly1529

overthwart1556

thwartingly1579

froward1580

adversely1593

crossly1597

unpropitiously1602

cross1603

disfavourably1654

cloudily1792

unfavourably1833

askew1858

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adverb] > inauspiciously

foulc1450

unpropitiously1602

inauspiciously1684

unauspiciouslya1797

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4^v My legge is not altogether vnpropitiously shap't. There's a word: vnpropitiously? I thinke I shall speake vnpropitiously as well as any courtier in Italy.

1759 W. Harte Hist. Life Gustavus Adolphus II. 289 His conquests in Upper Germany could not be deemed truly tenable, if things proceeded unpropitiously in the Lower.

1791 C. Lennox Hermione IV. xxiii. 149 The grandchild who so unpropitiously appears to interrupt his schemes and disappoint his wishes.

1855 Q. Rev. Sept. 292 The most backward and unpropitiously situated countries.

1918 B. Barton Making of George Groton ix. 57 I'm afraid your first day has ended rather unpropitiously.

2003 A. Stott H. More: First Victorian iv. 95 The decade had opened unpropitiously with the Gordon riots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpropitiously
释义	unpropitiouslyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɪʃəsli/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈpɪʃəsli/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and propitious adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, propitiously adv. at propitious adj. Derivatives. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + propitiously adv. at propitious adj. Derivatives. Compare later unpropitious adj. Not propitiously; inauspiciously, unfavourably. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adverb] > unfavourably illc1325 contrariouslyc1380 amissa1425 contrary1497 sinisterly1529 overthwart1556 thwartingly1579 froward1580 adversely1593 crossly1597 unpropitiously1602 cross1603 disfavourably1654 cloudily1792 unfavourably1833 askew1858 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adverb] > inauspiciously foulc1450 unpropitiously1602 inauspiciously1684 unauspiciouslya1797 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4^v My legge is not altogether vnpropitiously shap't. There's a word: vnpropitiously? I thinke I shall speake vnpropitiously as well as any courtier in Italy. 1759 W. Harte Hist. Life Gustavus Adolphus II. 289 His conquests in Upper Germany could not be deemed truly tenable, if things proceeded unpropitiously in the Lower. 1791 C. Lennox Hermione IV. xxiii. 149 The grandchild who so unpropitiously appears to interrupt his schemes and disappoint his wishes. 1855 Q. Rev. Sept. 292 The most backward and unpropitiously situated countries. 1918 B. Barton Making of George Groton ix. 57 I'm afraid your first day has ended rather unpropitiously. 2003 A. Stott H. More: First Victorian iv. 95 The decade had opened unpropitiously with the Gordon riots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1602
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