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- DictionaryPor·ten·tous/pôrˈten(t)əs/
adjective
- 1. of or like a portent: "the envelope and its portentous contents"
The meaning of PORTENTOUS is of, relating to, or constituting a portent. How to use portentous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Portentous.
PORTENTOUS definition: 1. too serious and trying to be very important: 2. Portentous events, statements, or signs are…. Learn more.
Portentous definition: of the nature of a portent; momentous.. See examples of PORTENTOUS used in a sentence.
PORTENTOUS meaning: 1. too serious and trying to be very important: 2. Portentous events, statements, or signs are…. Learn more.
Use the adjective portentous to describe something that seems to be a sign related to a future event — generally an ominous sign. Something that is portentous often seems to hint at or warn of a future disaster.
If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people.
adj. 1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" (Edward Bellamy). 2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: "Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity" (Herman Melville). 3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
adjective. /pɔːˈtentəs/ /pɔːrˈtentəs/ (literary) important as a sign or a warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant. a portentous sign. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Portentous definition: Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding.
portentous. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English por‧ten‧tous /pɔːˈtentəs $ pɔːr-/ adjective 1 literary showing that something important is going to happen, especially something bad Recent developments are as portentous as the collapse of the Berlin Wall. 2 trying to appear important and serious a portentous film Examples ...
