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portentous
portentous, a. (pɔːˈtɛntəs) Also 6 portentius, 7–9 -uous, 7 -eous. [ad. L. portentōsus, -uōsus (whence also obs. F. portenteux, It. portentoso), f. portentum portent: see -ous and -uous.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; foreboding some extraordinary and (usually) calamitous event; ominous, threatenin... Oxford English Dictionary
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portentous
portentous/pɔ:ˈtentəs; pɔr`tɛntəs/ adj1 of or like a portent; ominous （似）预示的, 预兆的; 不祥的 portentous events, signs 不祥的事件、 徵兆.2 (derog贬) pompously solemn 装腔作势的; 煞有介事的. 牛津英汉双解词典
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The Sponge Divers
A reviewer in The Bulletin was not impressed with the novel: "In general the imagery is laid on too thickly, the rhythms too obvious, the manner too portentous wikipedia.org
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Tremendous - definition of tremendous by The Free Dictionary
tremendous: See: enormous , far reaching , major , portentous , prodigious
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portentious
portentious, a. (pɔːˈtɛnʃəs) [Corruption of portentous a., infl. by pretentious a.] Pretentious, pompous; portentous. Hence porˈtentiously adv.1863 K. Stone Jrnl. 16 July in Brokenburn (1955) 227 The earth, the air, the sky, all are a dull dead grey. The sun seems to emit neither heat nor light, gle... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pharaoh (Smith novel)
Reviewing the book for the South China Morning Post, James Kidd describes the writing as "portentous" and the plot as "verging on homophobia." wikipedia.org
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portentive
† porˈtentive, a. Obs. rare. [f. L. portent-, ppl. stem of portendĕre to portend + -ive.] Having the quality of portending; = portentous 1.1594 Nashe Terrors Night Wks. (Grosart) III. 245 Commonly that [dream] which is portentiue in a King is but a friuolous fancie in a beggar. 1659 Fuller App. Inj.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sonata-Fantaisie in G-sharp minor (Scriabin)
A portentous introduction leads to a gentle, idyllic first movement highly reminiscent of Chopin in its flow of melody. wikipedia.org
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Hexagons EP
consistent, ghostly atmosphere right from the beginning and all the way through to the end with...', and Drowned in Sound said 'The Hexagons EP is undeniably portentous wikipedia.org
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Camera Obscura (novel)
Reception In a 2003 Interzone review, Matt Hills writes, "The novel certainly carries a weighty, portentous sweep: rarely has the Doctor descended into wikipedia.org
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The Chantic Bird
The language is a shaky mixture of slang and routine literary, overlaid with the odd portentous gesture at establishing some metaphysical cum-our-violent-civilization's wikipedia.org
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Salt Rain (novel)
In Kirkus Reviews the writer agreed with that asessment: "Armstrong is talented, but her emotional delicacy is in danger of drowning in the portentous wikipedia.org
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Sense of Doubt
Cited as "portentous" and "thoroughly foreboding", "Sense of Doubt" is one of the darker tracks of the album, with a descending four-note piano motif juxtaposed wikipedia.org
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Basics (Paul Bley album)
His probing comes across as less portentous now, encased in a lyrical flow of playful sensuality". wikipedia.org
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People of the Whale
Reception Kirkus Reviews called the novel "portentous and didactic", writing that it "excels, early on, in laying out tribal lore" but that "the abstract wikipedia.org
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