PORTENTOUS


Meaning of PORTENTOUS in English

por ‧ ten ‧ tous /pɔːˈtentəs $ pɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . literary showing that something important is going to happen, especially something bad:

Recent developments are as portentous as the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

2 . trying to appear important and serious:

a portentous film

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.