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ill-boding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
il-l--bod-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Which bodes evil; portending bad things.

Etymology

From ill + boding.

Inflected Forms

more ill-boding (comparative) most ill-boding (superlative)

Phrases

ill-fated

Frequently Paired Words

ill-fated

Synonyms

inauspicious portentous augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal foreboding ill-boding

Questions

What does ill-boding mean?
Which bodes evil; portending bad things.
Where does ill-boding come from?
From ill + boding.

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