portentous
adjectiveDefinition of portentous
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a portent
suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries— Francine Prose
2
: eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious
3a
: being a grave or serious matter
portentous decisions
b
: self-consciously solemn or important : pompous
portentous declamation unsalted by the least trace of humor— W. H. Pritchard
c
: ponderously excessive
that discipline's overwrought, portentous phrases— R. M. Coles
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