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portentous

/pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/

adjective

Meaning

  • Of momentous or ominous significance.

  • Ominously prophetic.

  • Puffed up with vanity.

Synonyms

foreshadowing,
predictive,
premonitory,
prognosticatory,
momentous,
ominous