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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Portending future disaster: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, baneful, dire, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave2, hellfire, ominous, portentous, unlucky. See LUCK, WARN. 2. Causing or able to cause fear: appalling, dire, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous. See FEAR.
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