Both Uses of
propitious
in
The Mill on the Floss
- "A puff o' wind 'ud make 'em blow about like feathers," Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom's going to school.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- And in this case the bearing appeared to be entirely propitious.†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(propitious) favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)