Ominous (adj)
Om-in-us
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious.
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ōminōsus “portentous,” equivalent to ōmin- (stem of ōmen ) + -ōsus; see origin at omen, -ous
Example sentences
“Given the roof has caved in, the whole situation felt a little ominous”
