The Only Use
portentous
in
A Tale of Two Cities
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- The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.†
Chpt 2.22
Definitions:
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(1)
(portentous) very important; or indicating something important in the future -- often something that is threatening
or:
acting overly important or serious - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)