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- PORTENTOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PORTENTOUS is of, relating to, or constituting a portent How to use portentous in a sentence Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Portentous
- PORTENTOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PORTENTOUS definition: 1 too serious and trying to be very important: 2 Portentous events, statements, or signs are… Learn more
- Portentous - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
Use the adjective portentous to describe something that seems to be a sign related to a future event — generally an ominous sign Something that is portentous often seems to hint at or warn of a future disaster
- PORTENTOUS Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
Portentous definition: of the nature of a portent; momentous See examples of PORTENTOUS used in a sentence
- Portentous - definition of portentous by The Free Dictionary
1 of the nature of a portent; momentous 2 ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat 3 solemnly self-important; pompous 4 marvelous; amazing; prodigious [1530–40; < Latin portentōsus See portent, -ous] por•ten′tous•ness, n syn: See ominous
- portentous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective portentous See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the adjective portentous? How is the adjective portentous pronounced? Where does the adjective portentous come from?
- portentous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of portentous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (literary) important as a sign or a warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant Want to learn more? (formal, disapproving) very serious and intended to impress people synonym pompous
- PORTENTOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people
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