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† preˈsagious, a. Obs.
[f. L. præsāgi-um presage + -ous; cf. obs. F. presagieux (Cotgr.).]
a. Of the nature of a presage; ominous, portentous.
b. Having a presage or presentiment.
a1586Sidney Arcadia (1622) 204 Strange visions,..confirmed with presagious chances. 1663Flagellum, or O. Cromwell (1672) 9 Nor were there any presagious dreams or fearful divinations. 1702C. Mather Magn. Chr. iii. iv. vii. (1852) 603 That holy..minister of the gospel at length grew very presagious that his labours..drew near unto an end. |