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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well cf
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind as a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
2. Hence kind gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And
make thee [Love] more propitious in my need
--Spenser.
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind
Usage: {Propitious}, {Auspicious}. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
``indicative of success,'' or ``favored by incidental
occurrences;'' as an auspicious opening; an
auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which
efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds
our exertions, and decides our success; as propitious
gales; propitious influences. -- {Pro*pi"tious*ly},
adv -- {Pro*pi"tious*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
propitiously
adv : in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job
auspiciously on his birthday" [syn: {auspiciously}]
[ant: {inauspiciously}, {inauspiciously}]
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