Synonyms for portentous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pawr-ten-tuh s, pohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɔrˈtɛn təs, poʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for portentous Other synonyms for the word portentous
Définition of portentous
Origin :- 1540s, from Latin portentosus "monstrous, marvelous, threatening," from portentem "portent" (see portend). Related: Portentously.
- adj exciting; foreboding
- Naming him was a portentous proceeding and one not to be lightly gone about.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I was as a man sapped of all strength by some portentous struggle.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- He delivered himself of this long speech with an air of portentous gravity.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- The most portentous crisis in the history of the human family has just passed.
- Extract from : « Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer » by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
- Therefore he drew him aside in a manner as portentous and ingratiating as he could make it.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Her feathers even were portentous in the moonlight, like the plumage of some gigantic bird.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Nell dropped the paper and struggled with a portentous yawn.
- Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
- "I have no idea what you mean," she said, surprised at the portentous tone.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- He would take the most weighty and portentous with an air of contempt.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- The development is so portentous that it calls for a little study.
- Extract from : « Hindu Gods And Heroes » by Lionel D. Barnett
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