Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Â© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Â© HarperCollins
portent (plural portents ) Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. A portending; significance a howl of dire portentâ. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature: 1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1859) The porte cochere is admirably situated ; you drive through it to the stables, concealed by hedges.