portentive
/pɔːˈtɛntɪv/Now rare
adjective
Having the quality or nature of a portent; ominous, prophetic.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From classical Latin portent-, past participial stem of portendere portend + -ive.
- distress sale
- distress signal
- distress warrant
- distributable
- distributary
- distribute
- distributed denial of service
- distributed system
- distribution
- distributional
- distribution board
- distributive
- distributively
- distributor
- distributor cap
- district
- district attorney
- district auditor
- district commissioner
- district court
- district heating
- district high school
- district nurse
- District of Columbia
- district plan