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Definition of Portentous

Portentous
Portentous Por*tent"ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. --Macaulay. 2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. --Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.

Meaning of Portentous from wikipedia

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