English Explanatory Dictionary

augurous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of augury; foreboding.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːɡəɹəs/ /ˈɔɡəɹəs/ /ˈɑɡəɹəs/

Word forms

augurous more augurous most augurous augurious

Etymology

From augur + -ous.

Synonyms

inauspicious portentous augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal foreboding ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred inauspicate nefastous omenic ominous brooding presageful presagious prodigious sinister star-crossed sullen

Related words

augural
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