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ominous
om·i·nous [ ómminəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
threatening: suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed
I think it's rather ominous that they haven't replied to your letter.
[Late 16th century. < Latin ominosus "of an omen" < omen "omen"]

om·i·nous·ly adverb
om·i·nous·ness noun
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