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Vinony

premonitory

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/ / /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtəɹi/ / /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtɹi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin praemoni(tus) Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin praemonitōriusbor. English premonitory Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.

  1. Serving as a warning or premonition.

    “[…] the captain was plainly too much for the branch, which was drooping toward the water, and emitting sounds premonitory of a smash.”

    “Many conditions formerly thought to be purely functional are now known as premonitory evidences of organic disease, and the prognosis must be guarded accordingly.”