Portentous
pronunciation: pɔrtentəs
part of speech: adjective
portentoso1 = portentous.
Example: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
portentoso2 = portentous ; prodigious.
Example: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.Example: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Portentoso synonyms
pretentious in spanish: pretencioso, pronunciation: pritenʃəs adjectiveimportant in spanish: importante, pronunciation: ɪmpɔrtənt adjectivesignificant in spanish: significativo, pronunciation: səgnɪfɪkənt adjectivepompous in spanish: pomposo, pronunciation: pɑmpəs adjectiveprodigious in spanish: prodigioso, pronunciation: prədɪdʒəs adjectiveforeboding in spanish: presentimiento, pronunciation: fɔrboʊdɪŋ nounprophetic in spanish: profético, pronunciation: prəfetɪk adjectivegrandiloquent in spanish: grandilocuente, pronunciation: grændɪləkwənt adjectivefateful in spanish: fatídico, pronunciation: feɪtfəl adjectiveoverblown in spanish: marchito, pronunciation: oʊvɜrbloʊn adjectivepontifical in spanish: pontifical, pronunciation: pɑntɪfəkəl adjectiveprophetical in spanish: profético, pronunciation: prəfetɪkəl adjective
