premonitory
/pɹɪˈmɒnɪtəɹi/US/pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/
premonitory adjective: serving as a warning or premonition.
Adjective
premonitory (not comparable)
- 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.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- Many conditions formerly thought to be purely functional are now known as premonitory evidences of organic disease, and the prognosis must be guarded accordingly.1928 December 15, Frank J. Hirschboeck, “Treatment of Functional Heart Disease”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 91, number 24, →DOI, page 1856
premonitory meaning in Urdu
premonitory in Urdu
- نظیر, پیش آگاہ
Origin of premonitory
Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.
Words formed from premonitory
Phrases with premonitory
Questions about premonitory
- What does premonitory mean?
- Premonitory means serving as a warning or premonition.
- What is premonitory in Urdu?
- Premonitory in Urdu is نظیر, پیش آگاہ. See Premonitory meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is premonitory?
- Premonitory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce premonitory?
- Premonitory is pronounced /pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/ (US).
Words near premonitory in the dictionary
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