premonitory

Definition

Serving as a warning or premonition.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.

Example Sentences

• "[…] the captain was plainly too much for the branch, which was drooping toward the water, and emitting sounds premonitory of a smash."
• "Many conditions formerly thought to be purely functional are now known as premonitory evidences of organic disease, and the prognosis must be guarded accordingly."