Premonitory
(adjective)
- Serving as a warning or indication of something to come.
- Providing advance warning of a future event or situation.
- Serving as an omen or a forewarning of something.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french prémonitoire or latin praemonitorius, from praemonēre 'warn beforehand'.
Examples:
- The headache was a premonitory symptom of the impending migraine.
- The earthquake was a premonitory sign of the volcanic eruption.
- The dream was a premonitory vision of the future.
- The premonitory signs of a market crash were ignored by many investors.
- The premonitory feeling in the pit of her stomach told her that something was wrong.