Both Uses of
portentous
in
The House of Mirth
- Did Judy really think you could bring yourself to marry that portentous little ass?†
Chpt 1.7
- She was "perfect" to every one: subservient to Bertha's anxious predominance, good-naturedly watchful of Dorset's moods, brightly companionable to Silverton and Dacey, the latter of whom met her on an evident footing of old admiration, while young Silverton, portentously self-absorbed, seemed conscious of her only as of something vaguely obstructive.†
Chpt 2.1 *
Definition:
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(portentous) very important; or indicating something important in the future
or:
acting overly important or serious