In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings...
Their land looked so unpromising that the colonists eventually gave most of it back.
English dictionary. 2008.
unpromising — index inauspicious, ominous, pessimistic, sinister, unfavorable, unfit, unpropitious, untimely Burto … Law dictionary
unpromising — (adj.) 1660s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + promising (see PROMISE (Cf. promise)) … Etymology dictionary
unpromising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not giving hope of future success or good results. DERIVATIVES unpromisingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unpromising — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unpromising — un|prom|is|ing [ʌnˈprɔmısıŋ US ˈpra: ] adj not likely to be good or successful ▪ Sales improved after an unpromising start . ▪ an unpromising place for a picnic … Dictionary of contemporary English
unpromising — adjective Date: 1663 appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably < an unpromising beginning > • unpromisingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
