ominous

Phonetic

US /ˈɑːmɪnəs/UK /ˈɒmɪnəs/

Translations

ADJOf or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant., Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

Variants

    Examples

    • When the devil itself is shown as quite a gentleman, somehow Dostoevsky brings out an ominous undertone that is felt within the reader's bones.

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    • I recently had a realization, though, that counters that ominous prediction

      Source:medium.com

    • Now we live in ominous times, with Vladimir Putin’s Russia laying waste to whole cities and towns in Ukraine, and the death count mounting in the Middle East

      Source:www.newyorker.com

    • A handful of Japanese dancers in Noh masks linger at the outskirts, ominous symbols of Butterfly’s ancestors.

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • When the devil itself is shown as quite a gentleman, somehow Dostoevsky brings out an ominous undertone that is felt within the reader's bones.

      Source:www.reddit.com

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