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ominous Definition


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ominous
adj
    1. Threatening; containing a warning of something evil or bad that will happen.
      Thesaurus: foreboding, menacing, dark, impending, threatening, grim, sinister; Antonym: auspicious, favourable, encouraging.
Derivative: ominously
adverb
    Derivative: ominousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin ominosus, from omen omen.



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