English to English
ominous
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adjective (a)
- Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments(adj.all)Example:
Ominous rumblings of discontent.
source: wordnet30 - presaging ill fortune(adj.all)Example:
A dead and ominous silence prevailed.
source: wordnet30
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