Definition of "unpromising" []

• Not likely to develop in a desirable manner: an unpromising beginning to the relationship. (adjective)

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• "Sir Joshua says above, that even "unpromising" subjects may be thus treated."
• "In this kind of unpromising context, the Industry Interface is a big step."
• "Exactly the kind of unpromising non-answer that the local bureaucracy excells at."