portending evil

portending evil
index ominous, portentous (ominous), sinister

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  • evil — Synonyms and related words: Loki, Nemesis, Set, Typhon, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, abomination, accursed, ado, affliction, agony, amorality, angry, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apocalyptic, arrant, atrocious, atrocity, awful, backsliding,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ominous — ominously, adv. ominousness, n. /om euh neuhs/, adj. 1. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds. 2. having the significance of an omen. [1580 90; < L ominosus portentous, equiv. to omin (s.… …   Universalium

  • ominous — om•i•nous [[t]ˈɒm ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious 2) having the significance of an omen • Etymology: 1580–90; < L ōminōsus portentous, der. of ōmin omen om′i•nous•ly, adv. om′i•nous•ness, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • sinister — sinisterly, adv. sinisterness, n. /sin euh steuhr/, adj. 1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 2. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a… …   Universalium

  • sinister — I adjective alarming, baleful, baneful, blameworthy, censurable, cold blooded, comminatory, conscienceless, contemptible, corrupt, creepy, cruel, culpable, dangerous, demoniac, demoniacal, deserving of condemnation, designing, despiteful,… …   Law dictionary

  • sinister — sin·is·ter || sɪnɪstÉ™(r) adj. evil, malicious; threatening, ominous, portending evil; left, on the left side …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sinister — sin•is•ter [[t]ˈsɪn ə stər[/t]] adj. 1) threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister glance[/ex] 2) evil or malevolent; base: sinister purposes[/ex] 3) unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable 4) of or on the left side; left… …   From formal English to slang

  • sinister — /ˈsɪnəstə / (say sinuhstuh) adjective 1. threatening or portending evil; ominous. 2. bad; evil; base. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavourable. 4. of or on the left side; left. 5. Heraldry on the shield at the left of the bearer. {Middle English …  

  • portentous — adjective a) ominous; portending evil. b) marvelous; prodigious; wonderful. See Also: portent …   Wiktionary

  • baleful — adjective /beɪlfəl/ a) Portending evil; ominous. round he throws his baleful eyes, that witnessed huge affliction and dismay. b) Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering …   Wiktionary

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