Not affording grounds for hope; unpromising.
| 单词 | θ128653 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adjective] (15) unhopefulc1450 Not affording grounds for hope; unpromising. unlikelyc1450 Not likely; improbable. Not likely to meet with success; not showing promise of achievement or excellence; improbable or unpromising in terms of… favourless1509 Without favour. Not showing favour, unpropitious. unpromising1640 Not giving hope of future success or good results; not boding well; inauspicious. blue1650 figurative (probably from sense A. 2). Of a period, event, circumstance, etc.: sad, dismal, unpromising, depressing. Cf. also blue lookout n. at… promiseless1657 Devoid of promise. Subcategories:— inauspicious (7) — without prospects (2) |
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