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   om·i·nous

   /ˈämənəs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious: "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin ominosus, from omen, omin- ‘omen’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ominousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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