premonitory

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtəɹi/, /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtɹi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

premonitory (not comparable)

  1. Serving as a warning or premonition.
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
      [] the captain was plainly too much for the branch, which was drooping toward the water, and emitting sounds premonitory of a smash.

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