n. [ L. portentum. See Portend. ] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Presaging; foreshadowing. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. portentosus. ]
For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
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