(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive
Throughout March, one portent after another had made the Armenians of north-west Syria apprehensive
Throughout March, one portent after another had made the Armenians of north-west Syria apprehensive
an old car in a dilapidated condition
Mexicans sat in jalopies in shadows under the trees
Mexicans sat in jalopies in shadows under the trees
(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
suddenly everything was cast in dappled yellow light
suddenly everything was cast in dappled yellow light