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ominous(dictionary)
ominous(dictionary)

ominous (iou)



ominous adjective. L16.
[from Latin ominosus, formed as OMEN: see -OUS.]
Serving as an omen; portentous. L16.
Goldsmith An ominous circumstance that happened the last time we played together.
Of good omen, auspicious; fortunate. L16-M17.
Indicative or suggestive of future misfortune; boding ill, menacing. L16.
B. Moore The ominous air of frailty of a bomb-damaged building. M. Mahy They agreed about many of theman ominous sign. B. Vine His look had become ominous, like that of a messenger come to break bad news.
b. Marked by evil omens, disastrous. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
ominously adverb L16.
ominousness noun E17.