3 ผลลัพธ์ สำหรับ portentou
หรือค้นหา: -portentou-, *portentou*

WordNet (3.0)
portentous(adj) of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville, Syn. prodigious, Example: such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity; a prodigious vision
portentously(adv) in a portentous manner, Example: portentously, the engines began to roll

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Portentous

a. [ L. portentosus. ] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. [ 1913 Webster ]

For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]


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