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portentous
What does portentous mean?
portentous (adjective): of momentous or ominous significance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce portentous?
/pɔɹˈtɛntəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does portentous come from?
From Late Middle English portentuous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to portentous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “portentous” mean?
functioning in a supporting capacity
Not quite: that's what supplementary means.
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
Not quite: that's what arid means.
of momentous or ominous significance
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state
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