portentiveadj.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtɛntɪv/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtɛn(t)ɪv/

Forms: 1500s portentiue, 1600s– portentive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin portent- , portendere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin portent-, past participial stem of portendere portend v.¹ + -ive suffix. Compare earlier portentous adj., portentious adj.

Now rare.

Having the quality or nature of a portent; ominous, prophetic; = portentous adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

prognosticate?a1425

prognostical?a1450

prognostaticc1475

portentousc1487

presagiousc1487

prodigiousc1487

prodigial1548

portending1560

augural1568

presaging1592

ominous1593

boding1594

portentive1594

prognostic1603

presageful1606

prognosticous1607

ostentful1608

prognosticant1619

predictious1631

portentful1633

ominal1651

ominating1663

bodeful1813

portentious1863

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

1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. Diiij Commonly that [dream] which is portentiue in a King is but a friuolous fancie in a beggar.

1659 T. Fuller Appeal Iniured Innocence i. 51^* The Portentive Idolls of their Country.

1708 Acct. Remarkable Passages Life Private Gentleman i. 20 The Tradition of Ignorant People, that make Dreams Oracular; Bats and Owls Prophets; Crows and Ravens, portentive of a Carcass falling.

1784 E. Allen Reason vii. §4. 258 Even moles on the surface of the skin are thought to be portentive of good or bad fortune.

1802 Times 11 Jan. 3/4 An unusual circumstance was observed to take place last Sunday week, which is considered as portentive of a hard winter or a great fall of snow.

1877 Ann. Rep. Inspectors State Prison in Charities & Corrections Michigan 46 The following gathered from the account with Mr. Hollingsworth and from the face of the contracts with him, is given as portentive of the action of the prison authorities during the year now closed.

1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 3 Feb. 12 We heard The Swan of Tuonela still and darkly portentive, the violin concerto with Pekka Kuusisto, not in the least pictorial.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portentive
释义	portentiveadj. Brit. /pɔːˈtɛntɪv/, U.S. /pɔrˈtɛn(t)ɪv/ Forms: 1500s portentiue, 1600s– portentive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin portent- , portendere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin portent-, past participial stem of portendere portend v.¹ + -ive suffix. Compare earlier portentous adj., portentious adj. Now rare. Having the quality or nature of a portent; ominous, prophetic; = portentous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] prognosticate?a1425 prognostical?a1450 prognostaticc1475 portentousc1487 presagiousc1487 prodigiousc1487 prodigial1548 portending1560 augural1568 presaging1592 ominous1593 boding1594 portentive1594 prognostic1603 presageful1606 prognosticous1607 ostentful1608 prognosticant1619 predictious1631 portentful1633 ominal1651 ominating1663 bodeful1813 portentious1863 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 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. Diiij Commonly that [dream] which is portentiue in a King is but a friuolous fancie in a beggar. 1659 T. Fuller Appeal Iniured Innocence i. 51^* The Portentive Idolls of their Country. 1708 Acct. Remarkable Passages Life Private Gentleman i. 20 The Tradition of Ignorant People, that make Dreams Oracular; Bats and Owls Prophets; Crows and Ravens, portentive of a Carcass falling. 1784 E. Allen Reason vii. §4. 258 Even moles on the surface of the skin are thought to be portentive of good or bad fortune. 1802 Times 11 Jan. 3/4 An unusual circumstance was observed to take place last Sunday week, which is considered as portentive of a hard winter or a great fall of snow. 1877 Ann. Rep. Inspectors State Prison in Charities & Corrections Michigan 46 The following gathered from the account with Mr. Hollingsworth and from the face of the contracts with him, is given as portentive of the action of the prison authorities during the year now closed. 1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 3 Feb. 12 We heard The Swan of Tuonela still and darkly portentive, the violin concerto with Pekka Kuusisto, not in the least pictorial. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1594
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