† mal-ominousadj.

Forms: see mal- prefix and ominous adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mal- prefix, ominous adj.

Etymology: < mal- prefix + ominous adj.In quot. 1658 translating French de mauvais augure.

Obsolete.

Of evil omen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] > of evil omen

portentousc1487

shrewd1577

sinister1579

luckless1584

fatal1590

portentive1594

inauspicious1599

misboding1607

mal-ominous1612

ill-bodinga1616

unauspiciousa1616

portentful1633

ill-aboding1635

ill-omened1685

1612 G. Calvert Let. 1 Aug. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 191 In his conjunction all the other stars are prosperous, and in his opposition mal-ominous.

1658 tr. S. de Cyrano de Bergerac Satyrical Characters xii. 42 I saw it encompasst by a million of male-ominous creatures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mal-ominous
释义	† mal-ominousadj. Forms: see mal- prefix and ominous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mal- prefix, ominous adj. Etymology: < mal- prefix + ominous adj.In quot. 1658 translating French de mauvais augure. Obsolete. Of evil omen. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] > of evil omen portentousc1487 shrewd1577 sinister1579 luckless1584 fatal1590 portentive1594 inauspicious1599 misboding1607 mal-ominous1612 ill-bodinga1616 unauspiciousa1616 portentful1633 ill-aboding1635 ill-omened1685 1612 G. Calvert Let. 1 Aug. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 191 In his conjunction all the other stars are prosperous, and in his opposition mal-ominous. 1658 tr. S. de Cyrano de Bergerac Satyrical Characters xii. 42 I saw it encompasst by a million of male-ominous creatures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1612
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