Portentous

por-TEN-tuhs (/pɔːˈtɛntəs/)

ominous; foreboding; having great significance.

“Jonathan’s situation was nothing short of portentous – social isolation, alcohol dependence, and chain smoking rarely signal a happy ending.”

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the quality of being reserved or uncommunicative.

constipated; also used metaphorically for being slow or sluggish.

the use of trickery to achieve a purpose.

unfavourable or not auspicious.

to disturb the normal arrangement or order of something; to unsettle.

involving great effort, difficulty, or expense.