"omenic" meaning in English

See omenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: omen + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|omen|ic}} omen + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} omenic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Having the quality of an omen; carrying ominous or prophetic significance. Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: portentous
    Sense id: en-omenic-en-adj-f68F0n7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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          "text": "So again I'd have to say that all the messages that the gods—I'm very omenic, I ask the gods every day what do you think I should do? And every day the gods began to tell me \"A$$HOLE A$$HOLE there's nothing to do, there's only the big bad world and the ancient world and there's nothing in between.\" And so, for the last ten years I did nothing, and now I'm trying to do something, I'm trying to. But I don't know why, and again, I'm very omenic, and so I'm taking this interview omenically.",
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