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ominous (adjective):
: being or exhibiting an omen : portentous : especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Ominous didn’t always mean that something bad was about to happen. If you look closely, you can see the omen in ominous, which gave it the original meaning of “being a sign of events to come”—whether good or bad. It ultimately comes from the Latin word omen, which is both an ancestor and a synonym of our omen. Today, however, ominous suggests a menacing or threatening aspect. Its synonyms portentous and fateful are used similarly, but ominous is the most menacing of the three. It implies an alarming quality that foreshadows evil or disaster. So when something wicked this way comes, count on ominous to deliver the news aforehand.
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