unpromising

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌn'prɔmisiŋ/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Not showing signs of future success or a good outcome.

没有希望的,前景不佳的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
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promroot
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isconnector
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ingcontinuous / action of
=unpromising

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unpromising weather forecast made us cancel the outdoor event.

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