augurousadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːɡᵿrəs/, U.S.

/ˈɔɡərəs/,

/ˈɑɡərəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augur n.¹, -ous suffix.

Etymology: < augur n.¹ + -ous suffix.Compare post-classical Latin augurosus (15th cent.).

Somewhat rare.

Feeling or conveying presentiment of future events; presaging, portentous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > premonition, presentiment > [adjective] > full of foreboding

augurous1600

forefeeling1608

presageful1729

1600 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xviii. 191 Presaging in their augurous hearts the labours that they mourn'd A little after [Gk. ὄσσοντο γὰρ ἄλγεα θυμῷ].

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. [Citing Chapman] Augurous, predicting; prescient; foreboding.

1848 J. Conington tr. Æschylus Agamemnon 109 Wherefore is this constant fear..Still before my augurous bosom flitting [Gk. καρδίας τερασκόπου ποτᾶται]?

1878 Examiner 14 Sept. 1168/1 Waiting, hand upon hand, for an impulse from without, the waft of a wind, the urging of an augurous moment.

1994 G. Bordman Amer. Theatre ii. 240 The Mikado had gotten the preceding season off to an exhilarating, augurous start.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	augurous
释义	augurousadj. Brit. /ˈɔːɡᵿrəs/, U.S. /ˈɔɡərəs/, /ˈɑɡərəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augur n.¹, -ous suffix. Etymology: < augur n.¹ + -ous suffix.Compare post-classical Latin augurosus (15th cent.). Somewhat rare. Feeling or conveying presentiment of future events; presaging, portentous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > premonition, presentiment > [adjective] > full of foreboding augurous1600 forefeeling1608 presageful1729 1600 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xviii. 191 Presaging in their augurous hearts the labours that they mourn'd A little after [Gk. ὄσσοντο γὰρ ἄλγεα θυμῷ]. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. [Citing Chapman] Augurous, predicting; prescient; foreboding. 1848 J. Conington tr. Æschylus Agamemnon 109 Wherefore is this constant fear..Still before my augurous bosom flitting [Gk. καρδίας τερασκόπου ποτᾶται]? 1878 Examiner 14 Sept. 1168/1 Waiting, hand upon hand, for an impulse from without, the waft of a wind, the urging of an augurous moment. 1994 G. Bordman Amer. Theatre ii. 240 The Mikado had gotten the preceding season off to an exhilarating, augurous start. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1600
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