Both Uses of
ominous
in
Dune
- He will shift the conversation next to something seemingly innocent, but with ominous overtones, she told herself.†
Book 1 *
- But the figures leaping from the worm backs were men, and the blades flashing in that ominous yellow light were a thing the Sardaukar had been trained to face.†
Book 3
Definition:
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(ominous) threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)