portentous

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She plans to sweep away the cobwebs and inject warmth and life into a farm mired in portentous dialogue and unmentionable secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Unable to persuade a majority of the commission to endorse their deficit-cutting recommendations, Simpson and Bowles took it upon themselves to issue a list under the portentous title “The Moment of Truth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

In his review, the BBC's Nicholas Barber called it a "pretentious, portentous curio", akin to someone recalling a "crazy dream".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

It was also an America with some portentous innovations.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2024

There, strangers were as rare as shooting stars, and just as portentous.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi