precursive
51precursory — adj precursive, precedent, antecedent, prior, anterior, previous, prevenient; forerunning, foregoing, anticipatory, preparatory; preliminary, introductory, inaugural, prelusive or prelusory, initiatory; prognostic, prognosticative, Pathol.… …
52precursory — /ˌpriˈkɜsəri/ (say .pree kersuhree) adjective 1. of the nature of a precursor; introductory. 2. indicative of something to follow. Also, precursive /priˈkɜsɪv/ (say pree kersiv). {Latin praecursōrius} …
53ominous — [adj] menacing, foreboding apocalyptic, augural, baleful, baneful, clouded, dangerous, dark, dire, direful, dismal, doomed, doomful, fateful, fearful, forbidding, gloomy, grim, haunting, hostile, ill boding, ill fated, impending, inauspicious,… …
54preceding — [adj] earlier, above abovementioned, above named, aforeknown, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, forerunning, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, one time,… …
55precursory — adj. (also precursive) 1 preliminary, introductory. 2 (foll. by of) serving as a harbinger of. Etymology: L praecursorius (as PRECURSOR) …
