Local English word record

ominous

adjective · 2 senses

presaging ill fortune- P.B.Shelley

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Examples

  • ill omens
  • ill predictions
  • my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven
  • a dead and ominous silence prevailed
  • a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government

Word relationships

Synonyms

ill, inauspicious

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