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Definition of: ominous
(om′ə·nəs) adjective
1. Of the nature of or marked by an omen or by a presentiment of evil; portentous; ill-omened: ominouś fears.
2. Serving as an omen in general; prognostic. [<L ominosus <omen, ominis an omen]
—om′i·nous·ly adverb
—om′i·nous·ness noun
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