- ill-boding
- adjective Date: 1591 boding evil ; inauspicious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Ill-boding — Ill bod ing, a. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill omened. Ill boding stars. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-boding — [il′bōd′iŋ] adj. boding evil; ominous … English World dictionary
ill-boding — index dire, ominous, portentous (ominous), regrettable, unfavorable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-boding — /il boh ding/, adj. foreboding evil; inauspicious; unlucky: ill boding stars. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
ill-boding — /ˈɪl boʊdɪŋ/ (say il bohding) adjective foreboding evil; inauspicious; unlucky: ill boding stars …
ill-boding — ill′ bod′ing adj. foreboding evil; unlucky • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
ill-boding — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : boding evil : inauspicious … Useful english dictionary
ill-boding — adjective which bodes evil, spelling bad things Syn: inauspicious Ant: auspicious See Also: ill fated … Wiktionary
Ill — Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly. [1913 Webster] How ill this taper burns! Shak. [1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Ill, like above, well,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-bod|ing — «IHL BOH dihng», adjective. that bodes evil; ominous; unfavorable: »O malignant and ill boding stars (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary