unpropitious

Not that there had been since the unpropitious beginning of this evening.

In spite of this rather unpropitious beginning the day was not so bad.

In either case, it would seem an unpropitious subject for photography.

"This seems an unpropitious place for a meeting," I said.

Quickly, however, the unpropitious English meaning of 'no' got to him.

His proposal comes at what seems an unpropitious time for raising taxes.

It would be most unpropitious if she guessed much about his magic.

Never had a room shown itself more unpropitious for concealment.

She told herself that such an unpropitious day must surely bring her luck.

The reason why the conditions were unpropitious this morning was mainly the snow.

The individual 'good' work might get thrown up, however unpropitious the circumstance.

Different versions of how the island came to acquire such an unpropitious name abound.

At this unpropitious moment her name was called.

Why choose the most unpropitious weekend, and why that method?

It was some time before he obtained any answer, and the reply, when made, was unpropitious.

She might not find shelter before morning, and the weather is quite exceptionally unpropitious."

The spot you mention is unpropitious to me; the attempt would fail."

What followed the inauguration was "a surprisingly unpropitious reign for so famous a king".

To dream of being on docks, denotes that you are about to make an unpropitious journey.

Hence the unpropitious marriage he made in a moment of rebellion that cast its shadow over his entire life.

Though it would be unpropitious to seem too anxious, each member of the clan found some pretext to get close enough to look inside.

His often misplaced self-confidence has a way of asserting itself at the most unpropitious moments.

But the moment was unpropitious for her.

Obviously he had judged it unpropitious to broach the subject of his own predicament right now.

But even beyond the question of funding, the climate for educational innovation in the US seemed unpropitious.