Both Uses of
ominous
in
The Age of Innocence
- The talk took refuge in less ominous topics; but everything they touched on seemed to confirm Mrs. Archer's sense of an accelerated trend.†
Chpt 26 *
- He was thankful for the fact, yet felt it to be vaguely ominous.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(ominous) threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)