adj .
marked by favorable signs or conditions 호의적인 표시나 상황을 나타내는

• Rush hour is not a propitious time to drive into the city.
• The early negotiations between the union and the company had been so propitious that no one was surprised when a new contract was announced well before the strike deadline.
  노동조합과 회사간의 초기 협상이 워낙 호의적이었기 때문에, 파업 개시 시간 훨씬 전에 새로운 합의안이 발표되었을 때 놀라는 사람은 아무도 없었다.