portentous
ADJECTIVE
/poʊr'tɛntəs/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
portentous is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1R1T1E1N1T1O1U1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does portentous mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Ominously prophetic.
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2
Puffed up with vanity.
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3
Of momentous or ominous significance.
“such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity”
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