adj
portentous
Portentous (adj) means of momentous or ominous significance.
adj
1
Of momentous or ominous significance.
2
Ominously prophetic.
3
Puffed up with vanity.
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Etymology
Of multiple origins: * Borrowed from Latin portentōsus, from portentus (“predicted”) + -ōsus. Compare earlier portentuous (via Middle English from Latin portentuōsus). By surface analysis, portent + -ous. * Borrowed from French portentueux
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What is the meaning of portentous?
"portentous" (adj) means of momentous or ominous significance.
What are the different meanings of portentous?
"portentous" has 3 main meanings: 1. Of momentous or ominous significance; 2. Ominously prophetic; 3. Puffed up with vanity.