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unpromising

[uhn-prom-uh-sing] / ʌnˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /










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Unpromising projects weren’t killed and continued to waste money.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 24, 2014

Unpromising, therefore, though Undy was as a confederate, Alaric, when he thought he saw this change in his manner, poured forth at once the full tide of his feelings.

From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony

Unpromising though it had appeared outwardly, yet within it he believed he had found a friend—a friend who was also an enigma.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

Unpromising as is the matter, said I, let me see whether he can conceal his secret from even such unpractised eyes as mine.

From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Taylor, Bayard

Unpromising as the state of this little society might seem, the good seed already sown was not destined to perish.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous




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