Tag: English

Definition: (adjective) Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Synonyms: menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, forbidding. Usage: He sprang on the horse of a Blackfoot warrior whom he had slain, and escaping at full speed, brought home the baleful tidings to his village. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Incapable of being expressed. Synonyms: indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinable. Usage: There was an expression of ineffable sadness on her face as she spoke, and I could not but feel that she knew that I knew her secret.

Definition: (adjective) Serving to set in motion. Synonyms: initiative, initiatory, maiden, first. Usage: The magazine's inaugural issue sold out in a matter of days, prompting the owners to publish the second issue in larger numbers.