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Ominous

//ˈɒmɪnəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.

    "In Cornouaille, Brittany, it is popularly believed that the weather of the last six days of December and the first six of January prognosticates the weather of the twelve months; but in other parts of Brittany it is the first twelve days of January that are supposed to be ominous of the weather for the year."

  2. 2
    Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

    "California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011"

Adjective
  1. 1
    presaging ill fortune wordnet
  2. 2
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments wordnet

Etymology

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).

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