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portentoso

[poɾt̪ẽn̪ˈt̪oso]

Rhymes with o.so

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Del latín portentōsus.

adjective portentosos · portentosa · portentosas

Singular, extraño y que por su novedad causa admiración, terror o pasmo. Muchos portentos hay, pero nada es más portentoso que el hombre.

In English

dire warning of bad consequences
portentous portending or predicting that something will happen; especially, portending an e
sublime of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or
selcouth strange, rare, marvellous

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BibTeX

@misc{portentoso_2026,
  title = {portentoso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/portentoso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}