ill-boding

ill-boding
/il"boh"ding/, adj.
foreboding evil; inauspicious; unlucky: ill-boding stars.
[1585-95]

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  • ill-boding — adjective Date: 1591 boding evil ; inauspicious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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