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Definition of unpromising adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unpromising

adjective
 
/ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/
 
/ʌnˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/
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  1. not likely to be successful or show good results opposite promisingTopics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnpromising is used with these nouns:
    • beginning
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