English to English
portentous
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adjective (a)
- Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of momentous or ominous significance(adj.all)Example:
Such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity.
source: wordnet30 - puffed up with vanity(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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