unpromising
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Unpromising projects weren’t killed and continued to waste money.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 24, 2014
Unpromising as was the aspect of the country, it yet afforded sufficient verdure to support in good condition a large herd of cattle, which supplied Fremantle with milk and food.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson
Unpromising as he seemed, this fellow had a spirit that fitted him for great achievements, and which, under other circumstances, might have made him a hero.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore
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, un-prom′i-sing, adj. not promising or affording a good prospect of success, &c.—v.t.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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