Portentous
adjective
Suggesting something important is coming
“The three ravens circling the academy tower were considered portentous by the senior scholars.”
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What does portentous mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotEntirely trivial
- NotDeeply amusing
- NotCarefully ordinary
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