fatiloquent

fatiloquent
index portentous (ominous), prophetic

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fatiloquent — Fa*til o*quent, a. [See {Fatiloquist}.] Prophetic; fatidical. [Obs.] Blount. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fatiloquent — adjective /feɪˈtɪləkwənt/ prophetic, speaking of fate , 1993: He paused, adopting a pensive mien which befitted this fatiloquent observation, and I was transfixed by the thick, almost Neanderthal ridges of bone that took the place of eyebrows on… …   Wiktionary

  • fatiloquent — speaking prophetically; declaring fate Styles of Speech …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • fatiloquent — fa·til·o·quent …   English syllables

  • fatiloquent — fāˈtiləkwənt, fəˈ adjective Etymology: modification (influenced by English eloquent) of Latin fatiloquus, from fati (from fatum fate) + loquus (from loqui to speak) more at fate, loquacious archaic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fatidical — Fa*tid i*cal, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere to say, tell.] Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] Howell. {Fa*tid i*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fatidically — Fatidical Fa*tid i*cal, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere to say, tell.] Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] Howell. {Fa*tid i*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portentous — I (eliciting amazement) adjective amazing, astonishing, breathtaking, exceptional, extraordinary, great, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, marvelous, memorable, miraculous, notable, noteworthy, novel, out of the ordinary, outstanding,… …   Law dictionary

  • prophetic — I adjective alarming, augural, bodeful, clairvoyant, divinatory, divinus, farseeing, farsighted, fateful, fatidic, fatidical, fatidicus, fatiloquent, foreboding, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, foretelling, forewarning,… …   Law dictionary

  • Prediction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prediction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prediction prediction announcement Sgm: N 1 program program programme &c.(plan) 626 Sgm: N 1 premonition premonition &c.(warning) 668 Sgm: N 1 prognosis prognosis …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”