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adjective
Date: 1663
appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably <an unpromising beginning> • unpromisingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unpromising
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unpromising — adj. Unpromising is used with these nouns: ↑beginning … Collocations dictionary
unpromising — adjective they were not deterred by this unpromising start Syn: inauspicious, unfavorable, unpropitious, discouraging, disheartening, gloomy, bleak, black, portentous, ominous, ill omened Ant: auspicious … Thesaurus of popular words
unpromising — UK [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] / US [ʌnˈprɑmɪsɪŋ] adjective unlikely to be satisfactory or successful The college team made yet another unpromising start to the season. Derived word: unpromisingly adverb … English dictionary
unpromising — unpromisingly, adv. /un prom euh sing/, adj. unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career. [1625 35; UN 1 + PROMISING] * * * … Universalium
