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121predictive — a. Prophetic, presaging, foretelling, portending, betokening, foreshadowing …
122sinister — sinister,[/p] baleful, malign, malefic, maleficent all mean seriously threatening, portending, or promising evil or disaster, usually imminent or already initiated evil or disaster. Sinister is the most commonly employed of these words and the… …
123menacing — adj threatening, frightening, terrifying, intimidating, minacious; dangerous, perilous, hazardous, risky, chancy; formidable, horrible, making one s hair stand on end; looming, pending, impending, portending, hanging over, hanging heavy, over one …
124threatening — adj menacing, frightening, terrifying, intimidating, minacious; dangerous, perilous, hazardous, risky, chancy; looming, imminent, in the air, in the offing, in the wings, pending, impending, portending, boding, foreboding, ominous, lowering …
125portend — UK [pɔː(r)ˈtend] / US [pɔrˈtend] verb [transitive] Word forms portend : present tense I/you/we/they portend he/she/it portends present participle portending past tense portended past participle portended literary to be a sign or warning of… …
126ominous — om•i•nous [[t]ˈɒm ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious 2) having the significance of an omen • Etymology: 1580–90; < L ōminōsus portentous, der. of ōmin omen om′i•nous•ly, adv. om′i•nous•ness, n.… …
127sinister — sin•is•ter [[t]ˈsɪn ə stər[/t]] adj. 1) threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister glance[/ex] 2) evil or malevolent; base: sinister purposes[/ex] 3) unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable 4) of or on the left side; left… …
128omen — /ˈoʊmən / (say ohmuhn) noun 1. anything perceived or happening that is regarded as portending good or evil or giving some indication as to the future; a prophetic sign. 2. a prognostic. 3. prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen.… …
