portentous
71portentously — adverb in a portentous manner portentously, the engines began to roll • Derived from adjective: ↑portentous …
72por|ten´tous|ness — por|ten|tous «pr TEHN tuhs, pohr », adjective. 1. indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening: »direful omens and portentous sights and sounds in the air (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): foreboding, warning. 2. amazing; …
73por|ten´tous|ly — por|ten|tous «pr TEHN tuhs, pohr », adjective. 1. indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening: »direful omens and portentous sights and sounds in the air (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): foreboding, warning. 2. amazing; …
74por|ten|tous — «pr TEHN tuhs, pohr », adjective. 1. indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening: »direful omens and portentous sights and sounds in the air (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): foreboding, warning. 2. amazing; …
75Bodeful — Bode ful, a. Portentous; ominous. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …
76Catastrophe — Ca*tas tro*phe, n. [L. catastropha, Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up and down, to overturn; kata down + ? to turn.] 1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence,… …
77Dire — (d[imac]r), a. [Compar. {Direr} (d[imac]r [ e]r); superl. {Direst}.] [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.] 1. Ill boding; portentous; as, dire omens. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. [1913… …
78Direr — Dire Dire (d[imac]r), a. [Compar. {Direr} (d[imac]r [ e]r); superl. {Direst}.] [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.] 1. Ill boding; portentous; as, dire omens. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.… …
79Direst — Dire Dire (d[imac]r), a. [Compar. {Direr} (d[imac]r [ e]r); superl. {Direst}.] [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.] 1. Ill boding; portentous; as, dire omens. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.… …
80Impression — Im*pres sion, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.] 1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is impressed;… …
