propitious.

Providing favorable conditions or giving reason to expect a good outcome.

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Words that belong together

• a propitious moment
• propitious conditions

On the page

The lull offered a propitious moment to cross the exposed ridge.

No propitious sign answered her search of the empty platform.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more propitious; superlative most propitious where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.