'Premonitory' definitions:
Definition of 'premonitory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Warning of future misfortune [syn: precursory, premonitory]
Definition of 'Premonitory'
From: GCIDE
- Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.] Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'premonitory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- augural,
- foreboding,
- forerunning,
- foreshadowing,
- foreshowing,
- foretokening,
- forewarning,
- heavy with meaning,
- indicative,
- intuitive,
- meaningful,
- monitory,
- ominous,
- portentous,
- precautional,
- precautionary,
- precursive,
- precursory,
- predictive,
- prefigurative,
- preindicative,
- presageful,
- presaging,
- prodromal,
- prodromic,
- prognostic,
- prognosticative,
- significant,
- warning